Federal authorities have forced California to revoke thousands of commercial driver’s licenses issued to foreign nationals after audits revealed widespread failures in the state’s program. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration uncovered systemic errors that allowed licenses to be handed out improperly, putting heavy trucks in the hands of drivers who no longer met legal requirements.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced that California admitted to illegally issuing 17,000 non-domiciled CDLs to foreign drivers. “After weeks of claiming they did nothing wrong, Gavin Newsom and California have been caught red-handed. Now that we’ve exposed their lies, 17,000 illegally issued trucking licenses are being revoked.”
Notices went out to those license holders, informing them that their credentials no longer comply with federal standards and will expire in 60 days. Duffy added, “This is just the tip of the iceberg. My team will continue to force California to prove they have removed every illegal immigrant from behind the wheel of semitrucks and school buses.”
The problems stemmed from California’s non-domiciled CDL program, where audits found more than one in four sampled records failed federal rules. Issues included licenses expiring after the driver’s authorized stay in the country ended. California had around 62,000 unexpired non-domiciled CDLs or learner’s permits earlier this year, the highest concentration in the nation.
This crackdown followed several deadly crashes involving foreign drivers with questionable licenses. One case saw a trucker with a California-issued CDL cause a fatal pileup. Another involved a driver upgraded despite new federal restrictions.
President Trump’s administration moved quickly with emergency rules to tighten eligibility for non-domiciled CDLs, limiting them to specific work visas and requiring stricter checks. The rules aimed to stop states from issuing credentials that skirt immigration enforcement.
California officials insisted the revoked licenses went to drivers who once held valid federal work authorizations, blaming alignment with state expiration laws. Yet federal pressure, including threats to withhold highway funds, led to the revocations.
Other states faced scrutiny too, but California stood out for the scale of non-compliance. Lawmakers introduced bills to punish states that issue CDLs without proper safeguards, requiring English testing and longer holding periods for standard licenses before commercial upgrades.
American roads carry enough risks from distracted drivers and poor maintenance without adding unlicensed or unauthorized heavy-haul operators. Families expect truckers hauling tons of cargo across highways to follow the same rules as everyone else. When states bend those rules, it invites chaos—and sometimes tragedy.
The federal government continues demanding full audits from California to ensure no more improper licenses remain active. Withholding funds remains on the table if the state drags its feet. Protecting citizens on the road means enforcing borders and licensing laws without exception.
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