Photos: Historic day as immigrants apply for driver’s licenses

A man peers into the DMV office in Granada Hills.   (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Immigrants line up at the DMV office in Granada Hills.   (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

People stand in line at the DMV office in Lincoln Park.   (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

People stand in line at the DMV office in Granada Hills.   (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

People line up at the DMV office in Stanton.   (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

Antonio Aguirre fills out his application for a driver’s license at the DMV office in Santa Ana.   (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

People line up at the DMV office in Stanton.   (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

Gabriel Vasquez waits with his mother at the DMV office in Stanton.   (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

Eduardo Becerra, 33, is excited after passing driver’s license test.   (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

Sonia Soriano, left, with daughter Kelya, 12, was first in line to fill out paperwork at the DMV office in Granada Hills on Jan. 2, the day California started issuing special immigrant licenses.   (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)