{"id":2503343,"date":"2025-10-27T09:14:59","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T13:14:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-admin-to-make-california-pay-a-hefty-price-for-illegal-cdl-distribution\/"},"modified":"2025-10-27T09:18:01","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T13:18:01","slug":"trump-admin-to-make-california-pay-a-hefty-price-for-illegal-cdl-distribution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-admin-to-make-california-pay-a-hefty-price-for-illegal-cdl-distribution\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Admin to Make California Pay a Hefty Price for Illegal CDL Distribution"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-admin-to-make-california-pay-a-hefty-price-for-illegal-cdl-distribution%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2503343&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has threatened to withhold millions in federal funds from California,accusing the state of illegally issuing commercial driver&#8217;s licenses (CDLs) to noncitizens.Duffy claims California has refused to comply with federal Department of Transportation regulations that require states to verify the immigration status of CDL applicants and stop issuing licenses to those who are not authorized to work. He warns that the state could also lose the ability to issue CDLs altogether.<\/p>\n<p>California officials, represented by DMV spokesperson Eva Spiegel, argue that the state is following federal rules, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >including recent emergency regulations addressing licenses<\/a> for asylum seekers and refugees. The dispute follows a nationwide audit triggered by a fatal crash in Florida involving an undocumented driver, which uncovered improper CDL issuance in several states including California.<\/p>\n<p>Duffy contends that tens of thousands of noncitizens who should not have CDLs hold such licenses in California, placing public safety at risk. He also criticized the state for not enforcing English language proficiency requirements for commercial drivers. California defends its practices, citing lower crash rates among its CDL holders compared to national averages and states like texas.The conflict highlights ongoing tensions between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scotus-skeptical-of-biden-admins-deportation-policy\/\" title=\"SCOTUS Skeptical of Biden Admin&#039;s Deportation Policy\">federal immigration enforcement policies<\/a> and state-level transportation regulations.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned Sunday that he is about make good on a threat to revoke millions in federal funds for California because he says the state is illegally issuing commercial driver&rsquo;s licenses to noncitizens.<\/p>\n<p>In an appearance on Fox News Channel&rsquo;s &ldquo;Sunday Morning Futures,&rdquo; Duffy said Gov. Gavin Newsom has refused to comply with Department of Transportation rules that require the state to stop issuing such licenses and review those already issued.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So, one, I&rsquo;m about to pull $160 million from California,&rdquo; Duffy said. &ldquo;And, as we pull more money, we also have the option of pulling California&rsquo;s ability to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dot-to-withhold-40m-from-california-over-trucker-language-standards\/\" title=\"DOT to withhold M from ... over trucker language standards\">issue commercial driver&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s licenses.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Eva Spiegel, a spokesperson for the California Department of Motor Vehicles, said the Trump administration &ldquo;has no legitimate basis&rdquo; to withhold federal highway transportation funds.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The federal government previously allowed commercial driver&rsquo;s licenses for asylum seekers and refugees and on Sept. 26 announced emergency regulations to cease this practice that went into effect on Sept. 29. California is in compliance with these regulations and will remain in compliance with federal law,&rdquo; Spiegel said via .<\/p>\n<p>  <script> console.log(\"A\/B Test Video Player\"); \/\/ Helper function to set a cookie function setVideoCookie(name, value, days) {     var expires=\"\";     if (days) {         var date=new Date();         date.setTime(date.getTime() + (days*24*60*60*1000));         expires=\"; expires=\" + date.toUTCString();     }     document.cookie=name + \"=\" + (value || \"\")  + expires + \"; path=\/\"; }  \/\/ Helper function to get a cookie function getVideoCookie(name) {     var nameEQ=name + \"=\";     var ca=document.cookie.split(';');     for(var i=0; i <ca.length; i++) {         var c=ca[i];         while (c.charAt(0)==' ') c=c.substring(1,c.length);         if (c.indexOf(nameEQ)==0) return c.substring(nameEQ.length,c.length);     }     return null; }  \/\/ Function to determine or retrieve the split test group function assignSplitTestGroup() {     var group=getVideoCookie('splitTestGroup'); 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Only three specific classes of visa holders will be eligible for CDLs under the new rules, and states must verify an applicant&rsquo;s immigration status in a federal database. The licenses will be valid for up to one year unless the applicant&rsquo;s visa expires sooner.<\/p>\n<p>Duffy said last month that California should never have issued 25 percent of 145 licenses investigators reviewed. He cited four California licenses that remained valid after the driver&rsquo;s work permit expired &mdash; sometimes years after. The state had 30 days to come up with a plan to comply or lose funding.<\/p>\n<p>A nationwide commercial driver&rsquo;s license audit began after officials say a driver in the country illegally made a U-turn and caused a crash in Florida that killed three people. It found licenses that were issued improperly in California, Colorado, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, and Washington.<\/p>\n<p>Duffy said Sunday that California has unlawfully issued tens of thousands of these licenses to noncitizens.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So you have 60,000 people on the roads who shouldn&rsquo;t have licenses,&rdquo; Duffy said. &ldquo;They&rsquo;re driving fuel tankers. They&rsquo;re driving school buses, and we have seen some of the crashes on American roadways that come from these people who shouldn&rsquo;t have these licenses.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Duffy said earlier this month that he would withhold $40 million from California because it is the only state that is failing to enforce English language requirements for truckers. California defended its practices in a formal response to the Transportation Department, but federal officials were not satisfied.<\/p>\n<p>The investigation launched after the Florida crash found what Duffy called significant failures in the way California is enforcing rules that took effect in June after one of President Donald Trump&rsquo;s executive orders. 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