The Trump administration is requiring states to revoke the CDLs of non-domiciled drivers without proof of citizenship or risk losing federal funds.
The U.S. Department of Transportation announced it is withholding $73 million from New York because the state did not revoke the commercial licenses of immigrant truck drivers, reports John Kingston in Freight Waves.
"In December, the DOT said it had conducted an audit that found that more than 50% of CDLs issued in New York to non-domiciled had been improperly issued." DOT said an audit by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration revealed that CDLs were issued to foreign drivers "without providing any evidence that it had verified their current lawful presence in the U.S."
The funds are being withheld from the state's National Highway Performance Program and Surface Transportation Program Block Grant funds.
Read the full story: DOT cuts funding to NY, cites non-domiciled CDL policies
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