For the first time, young Arizona immigrants known as "dreamers" will be permitted to get driver's licenses now that the U.S. Supreme Court overruled Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer's executive order which blocked young immigrants with legal status from getting a license. As a result, more than 22,000 immigrants who were granted work permits by President Barack Obama in 2012 will be able to apply for driver's licenses in the state in a matter of days.

In 2012, President Obama implemented a federal program called "Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals," or DACA, granting legal status to immigrants who were brought to the United States before the age of 16 and who were under the age of 31 as of June 15, 2012.

However, the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the policy had no legal basis and the Republican governor blocked DACA recipients from applying for a driver's license.

On Wednesday, the High Court denied Gov. Brewer's request to place a hold on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court ruling from.

Dulce Matuz, the president of the Arizona Dream Act Coalition and one of the plaintiffs who filed a lawsuit against Brewer's driver's license ban, praised the Supreme Court decision.

"It's a great victory. At this point, I am so happy. So relieved ... it means that dreamers are going to be able to get better jobs" because now they will be able to drive legally, said Matuz, reports AZ Central.

"This is the best day ever," added the Phoenix-based activist, according to Reuters. "This will mean a lot to so many people. This is going to open the door for people to begin living a more normal life."

In the meantime, the Department of Motor Vehicles in California is gearing up for an expected flood of new applicants next year once a law allowing undocumented immigrants to apply for driver's licenses goes into effect on Jan. 2.

The law, which was passed earlier this year, allows the state to issue licenses to undocumented workers who pass the official driver's license test.