US EditionCalifornia loses $160M for delaying revocation of 17,000 commercial driver’s licenses for immigrants
Federal audit found 17,000 immigrant truckers with improperly issued licenses; California delayed revocations amid a lawsuit, prompting a $160 million funding freeze, officials said.
- The U.S. Department of Transportation will withdraw nearly $160 million in federal funding from California for delaying the revocation of 17,000 commercial driver's licenses held by immigrants.
- California had agreed to revoke the licenses by January 5th but failed to do so, prompting the funding cut.
- Federal officials cited safety concerns over California issuing non-compliant licenses, while a trucking group supported enforcing uniform licensing standards nationwide.
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"Reckoning Day": Trump Yanks $160 Million From The Sanctuary State Of California - The American Tribune.com
In another big announcement from the Trump Administration, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced on Wednesday, January 7, that his Department of Transportation would be yanking away a whopping $160 million from California because it has failed to revoke the thousands of Commercial Driver’s Licenses (CDLs) that it had illegally issued to illegal aliens. As background, a number of high-profile, deadly accidents on American roads cause…
California loses $160M in federal funds over delayed cancellation of commercial driver's licenses
The U.S. Department of Transportation said on Wednesday that it is withholding $160 million in federal funds from the state of California for failing to cancel more than 17,000 commercial driver's licenses held by non-U.S. citizens. The department said California failed to meet the agreed-upon deadline of Jan. 5 after an audit found that the state [...]
Day of ‘reckoning’ over CDLs as DOT pulls $160M from California
Calling it “Reckoning Day,” Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy threw the latest punch in the months-long fight between the DOT and California. On Wednesday, Jan. 7, Duffy announced that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is withholding about $160 million from California for failing to cancel more than 17,000 non-domiciled CDLs that the agency has deemed to be illegal. In addition to issuing a news release, Duffy also took to social…
'Reckoning day' for Newsom: Trump DOT yanks $160 million over illegal trucker licenses
As the Trump administration continues to meet resistance from blue-state governors across the nation, California is now reaping what it sowed by illegally issuing trucker licenses to foreigners.On Wednesday, Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy announced that it was "reckoning day" for the state of California and its Democrat governor, Gavin Newsom.'Gavin refused. So now I am pulling nearly $160 MILLION from California.'In a social media post,…
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