US EditionDuffy Urges Walz to Review Allegedly Improperly Issued CDLs to Non-Citizens
An FMCSA audit found one-third of Minnesota's non-domiciled commercial driver’s licenses were issued illegally, risking $30.4 million in federal highway funds if compliance is not met.
- U.S. Department of Transportation officials told Minnesota to pause issuance of non-domiciled CDLs and identify and revoke noncompliant ones or risk losing $30.4 million in federal funding within 30 days.
- FMCSA's audit found one-third of non-domiciled CDLs reviewed were issued illegally, citing expired lawful presence, prohibited holders, and verification failures in 25 MN DPS cases.
- Federal officials ordered immediate corrective action, stating the audit found illegal issuance and faulted the Minnesota Department of Public Safety for not following federal law.
- Beginning Dec. 1, Minnesota's revocation of non-domiciled CDLs could affect immigrant drivers and risk closing nearly 44% of the 16,000 truck driving schools, the USDOT said.
- Federal officials have targeted multiple states, including California, Pennsylvania, New Mexico, Colorado, South Dakota, Texas, and Washington, to correct CDL programs following recent enforcement efforts, with no specific September rule change mentioned.
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Over one-third of commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs) issued to non-domiciled individuals in Minnesota were illegally granted, according to a federal audit revealed Monday by Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy. The Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) warned the state it has 30 days to correct violations or face the loss of up to $30.4 million in federal highway funding. The audit uncovered th…
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The Trump administration’s Department of Transportation is taking significant steps to address issues within America’s trucking industry to improve road safety and national security.On Monday, DOT Secretary Sean Duffy announced that the department has revoked nearly 3,000 of the estimated 16,000 commercial driver’s license training providers listed in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Training Provider Registry. The TPR lists all…
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned the Governor of Minnesota, Democrat Tim Walz, to revoke commercial driving licenses (CDLs) issued illegally to non-citizens or lose more than $30 million in federal highway funds.Read more]]>
DOT threatens another state’s funding over non-domiciled CDLs
The U.S. Department of Transportation is going after another state for improperly issuing non-domiciled CDLs. This time, the DOT is targeting Minnesota and threatening that the state could lose $30.4 million in federal highway funding if it doesn’t come into compliance in the next 30 days. “Our audit exposes yet another example of foreigners taking advantage of Minnesota services under Governor Walz’s watch,” Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy …
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