{"id":2509873,"date":"2025-11-12T18:30:55","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T23:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-illegally-issued-17k-licenses-to-migrant-truck-drivers-feds\/"},"modified":"2025-11-12T18:33:20","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T23:33:20","slug":"california-illegally-issued-17k-licenses-to-migrant-truck-drivers-feds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-illegally-issued-17k-licenses-to-migrant-truck-drivers-feds\/","title":{"rendered":"California Illegally Issued 17k Licenses to Migrant Truck Drivers: Feds"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/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%2Fcalifornia-illegally-issued-17k-licenses-to-migrant-truck-drivers-feds%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=2509873&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>An investigation by federal officials revealed that California illegally issued approximately 17,000 non-resident Commercial Driver&#8217;s Licenses (CDLs) to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dhs-inspector-general-vetting-program-for-foreign-truckers-exposes-u-s-to-security-threats\/\" title=\"DHS Inspector General: Vetting Program for Foreign Truckers Exposes U.S. to Security Threats\">foreign truck drivers<\/a>. These licenses were granted to individuals who were not residents of California, many of whom were migrant drivers involved in fatal highway accidents. The U.S. Department of Transportation announced that these improperly issued licenses are being revoked, and California must conduct a full audit to ensure all unlawfully granted licenses are identified and rescinded. The Trump administration criticized California for failing to comply with federal English language proficiency standards required for CDL issuance and is threatening to withhold hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding until the state resolves these violations. California officials have yet to respond publicly to the allegations.  <\/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>California illegally doled out thousands of commercial licenses to &ldquo;dangerous&rdquo; foreign truck drivers, according to an investigation by federal officials.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-trump-admin-make-california-pay-hefty-price-illegal-cdl-distribution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California<\/a> Department of Motor Vehicles admitted to unlawfully issuing 17,000 non-domiciled Commercial Driver&rsquo;s Licenses to migrant drivers, Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced on Wednesday. The revelations follow an ongoing investigation by the Trump administration into <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >deadly highway accidents involving illegal migrant truck drivers<\/a> and how they managed to obtain CDLs.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;After weeks of claiming they did nothing wrong, Gavin Newsom and California have been caught red-handed,&rdquo; Duffy said in a public statement d with the Daily Caller News Foundation. &ldquo;Now that we&rsquo;ve exposed their lies, 17,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/duffy-revokes-17000-illegally-issued-licenses-in-california\/\" title=\"... revokes 17,000 ...ly issued ... in ...\">000 illegally issued trucking licenses<\/a> are being revoked.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is just the tip of iceberg,&rdquo; Duffy continued. &ldquo;My team will continue to force California to prove they have removed every illegal immigrant from behind the wheel of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/another-one-semi-truck-driver-accused-killing-3-freeway-indian-illegal-biden-set-free-border-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">semitrucks<\/a> and school buses.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Notices have been sent out to the roughly 17,000 non-domiciled CDL holders that their licenses no longer meet federal standards and will expire within two months, according to the Transportation Department. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is requiring California to provide a full audit of its non-domiciled CDLs so federal investigators can verify that every unlawfully issued license has been pulled.<\/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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The term can generally describe any person who isn&rsquo;t an American citizen or green card holder who obtains a CDL in a state where they are not a resident.<\/p>\n<p>The investigation began in response to a string of deadly highway accidents involving illegal migrant truck drivers who managed to obtain non-domiciled CDLs, with one failing basic English and road sign tests after their grisly crash. Duffy issued sweeping restrictions against commercial drivers in September after discovering &ldquo;catastrophic patterns&rdquo; of state officials illegally handing out licenses to foreign truckers, but those orders have been paused while a legal challenge plays out in court.<\/p>\n<p>An ongoing audit by the FMCSA has purportedly uncovered a pattern by state officials doling out licenses unlawfully to foreign drivers, with Duffy long calling out California as the most egregious of them all. More than 25 percent of non-domiciled CDLs reviewed in the audit were deemed to be improperly issued by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-official-can-hammer-california-giving-illegal-aliens-cdls-following-fatal-wreck\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California<\/a>, according to DOT findings <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transportation.gov\/briefing-room\/trumps-transportation-secretary-sean-p-duffy-takes-emergency-action-protect-americas\">released<\/a> in September.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;California&rsquo;s reckless disregard is frankly disgusting and an affront to the millions of Americans who expect us to keep them safe,&rdquo; Duffy said at the time. &ldquo;California must get its act together immediately or I will not hesitate to pull millions in funding.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trumps-dot-releases-astounding-prelim-findings-california-immigrant-u-turn-truck-driver-answered-2-12-verbal-questions-right\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Transportation<\/a> Department announced in October that it was withholding more than $40 million from California after finding that state officials failed to comply with federal English Language Proficiency standards. The California Highway Patrol had previously declared that it had no intention of adhering to the English language regulations, according to the DOT.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration is threatening to pull an additional $160 million in federal funds from the Golden State unless it revokes all illegal non-domiciled CDLs.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p><em>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/union-membership-plummets-to-record-low\/\" title=\"Union Membership Plummets to Record Low\">legitimate news publisher<\/a> that can provide a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter&rsquo;s byline and their DCNF affiliation. 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