The Trump administration warned that it may withhold $75 million from Pennsylvania after the state was found to have illegally issued commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs).
According to a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) review, Pennsylvania issued “non-domiciled CDLs with an expiration date that extended well beyond the driver’s authorized stay in the United States” and failed to “require any proof of lawful presence before issuing a CDL.”
The Department of Transportation has called for the state to revoke the licenses and is directing the state to “conduct a comprehensive internal audit to identify every non-domiciled license that was issued in violation of federal regulations and the policies, practices, and procedures that allowed for the issuance of non-compliant licenses.”
“Under President Trump, this Department is taking every measure to ensure dangerous foreign drivers aren’t illegally operating 40-ton vehicles on American roads,” said Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy. “Joe Biden allowed tens of millions of illegals to pour into our country through open borders, including a suspected terrorist who Pennsylvania then allowed to get behind the wheel of a semitruck. I will continue to fight to get these dangerous drivers off our roads to protect American families and support our national security.”
The development is the latest crackdown on CDLs. Earlier this month, Duffy shared that the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) admitted to illegally issuing 17,000 non-domiciled CDLs. Notices have been issued to the thousands of drivers, informing them that their licenses do not meet federal requirements and will expire in 60 days.
