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HARRISBURG \u2014 An Uzbeki man accused of terror ties and arrested by federal authorities was authorized to obtain a Pennsylvania commercial driver\u2019s license following a check of a federal verification system used to determine eligibility, Gov. Josh Shapiro and two state cabinet secretaries assert.<\/p>\n

Non-citizens are eligible to apply for a driver\u2019s license in the U.S. When they do, states rely on the Department of Homeland Security\u2019s SAVE system \u2014 the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements program \u2014 to determine citizenship and immigration status.<\/p>\n

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