U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy held a press conference on Oct. 30 explaining steps the department will take to prevent foreign nationals from driving commercial vehicles on U.S. highways.
Duffy said the Department of Transportation (DOT) would seek to withhold federal funds from states that issue “non-domiciled” commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs) to foreign nationals who are unlawfully present in the country. He referred to a recent action to suspend $40 million in payments to California, which he claimed was noncompliant with the department’s rules against issuing CDLs to illegal immigrants.
