Florida Sues California, Washington State, for Allegedly Ignoring Federal Commercial Driving Rules

The lawsuit comes after a truck driver who couldn’t understand English was involved in a three-fatality accident on a Florida highway.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), officers arrest a illegal immmigrant during a raid in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City on April 11, 2018. John Moore/Getty Images

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier said his state is suing California and Washington state over their policy of allegedly ignoring federal rules regarding the issuance of commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs).

The new lawsuit comes weeks after the federal government unveiled stricter criteria for the issuance of CDLs.