LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska has issued 1,300 driver’s licenses to youths who were brought into the country illegally as children since the state became the last in the nation to let them apply.

The Department of Motor Vehicles says 427 licenses were issued in Douglas County from May 29 to Aug. 5 and 133 in Lancaster County. The third-largest number issued was in Hall County.

The youths became eligible after Nebraska lawmakers voted in May to end the state ban on driving privileges for those who were allowed to stay in the U.S. under the federal deferred-action program.

Advocates say it helped put Nebraska in line with the rest of the country. Some new recipients say they’re now able to drive to work and school and feel like they’re part of the community.