DOT: STATES ILLEGALLY ISSUED 194,000 CDLs TO FOREIGN DRIVERS; ICE CASE SPARKS CRACKDOWN

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says states may have illegally issued roughly 194,000 commercial driver’s licenses to foreign nationals who don’t meet DOT English standards, citing “CDL mills” and state DMV noncompliance. California has already moved to revoke about 17,000 CDLs after a federal audit. An ICE arrest of an alleged Uzbek terrorist who held a CDL is cited as a high-profile case underscoring federal scrutiny. The pattern suggests escalating federal enforcement and oversight of state CDL practices affecting noncitizen drivers.