US EditionDepartment of Transportation Withholds $73M From New York over Non-Citizen Trucking Licenses
The federal government says New York has not revoked nearly 33,000 questionable non-domiciled commercial driver’s licenses, citing safety violations.
- On Thursday, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced the government is withholding more than $73.5 million in federal funding from New York, citing the state's refusal to revoke nearly 33,000 questionable commercial driver's licenses issued to immigrants.
- An audit by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration found 107 of 200 sampled New York licenses violated federal law, while state systems default to eight-year CDLs regardless of when an applicant's legal status expires.
- Transportation Secretary Duffy stated he is "refusing to fund Governor Kathy Hochul's dangerous, anti-American policies," while OOIDA President Todd Spencer praised the enforcement, saying "The days of exploiting cheap labor on the basis of false 'driver shortage' claims are over."
- NYS DMV spokesman Walter McClure called the move a "stunt" that "does nothing to keep our roads safer," while Governor Hochul's spokesman Sean Butler vowed, "We will fight back, and once again we will win.
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Duffy withholds federal funding from New York over immigrant trucker licenses dispute
New York will lose more than $73.5 million in federal money because the Transportation Department said Thursday that state has refused to revoke nearly 33,000 questionable commercial driver's licenses for immigrants since an audit uncovered problems last year.
NY state losing nearly $74M in federal funds over immigrant trucking license dispute
New York will lose more than $73.5 million in federal money because the Transportation Department said Thursday that state has refused to revoke nearly 33,000 questionable commercial driver’s licenses for immigrants since an audit uncovered problems last year.
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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced Thursday that the government is withholding millions in federal funding to New York, due to concerns that it is violating regulations on granting trucking licenses to noncitizens. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is withholding $73.5 million in highway funding due to accusations that New York failed to revoke illegally issued nondomiciled commercial learner’s permits and commercial dri…
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