Federal government withholds $160 million as audit finds thousands of unlawfully issued commercial driver's licenses in California
Federal officials withheld $160 million after an audit found thousands of unlawfully issued commercial driver’s licenses to immigrants; California delayed revocations amid lawsuits and concerns.
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Overview
Federal transportation officials notified California it faces a $160 million penalty after missing a Jan. 5 deadline to revoke roughly 17,000 commercial driver's licenses issued to immigrants.
An FMCSA audit found over 25% of reviewed non-domiciled commercial driver's licenses in California were unlawfully issued due to expired visas or improper documentation.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy previously withheld $40 million and pressured states to deny licenses to immigrants residing illegally amid a broader federal crackdown this summer.
California postponed cancelling about 4,700 unlawful licenses until March after discovering additional cases and following class-action suits from the Sikh Coalition and Asian Law Caucus.
Safety concerns, recent fatal crashes involving unauthorized drivers, support from trucking groups for removing unqualified drivers, and a court challenge to federal license restrictions frame the dispute.
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