US EditionImmigrant truckers file suit over California’s plans to revoke commercial driver’s licenses
Immigrant truckers challenge California DMV plan to revoke 17,000 licenses, alleging violations of due-process rights and threats to their economic stability.
- On Tuesday, immigrant truckers sued the California Department of Motor Vehicles, alleging the state violated thousands of workers' rights, with the Sikh Coalition and Asian Law Caucus representing them.
- California officials said they notified about 17,000 drivers their licenses would be revoked after expiration dates extended past authorized U.S. presence, following the Trump administration's crackdown.
- Plaintiffs argue the policy violates due process as it threatens drivers' livelihoods, while Munmeeth Kaur, Sikh Coalition legal director, warned of possible economic ruin for immigrant truckers.
- They asked the Alameda County Superior Court to pause the cancellations while the DMV declined to comment on pending litigation as the case proceeds.
- The federal government has threatened to withhold funds from states over licensing policies, amid concerns raised after a California crash in October that killed three people.
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A group of immigrant truck drivers filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the California Department of Motor Vehicles, arguing that the state violated the rights of thousands of workers when officials took steps to revoke their commercial driver's licenses. California officials said last month that the state notified about 17,000 truck drivers that their commercial driver's licenses would be revoked because the expiration date exceeded the time the dri…
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Immigrant truckers file suit over California’s plans to revoke commercial driver’s licenses
A group of immigrant truckers sued California’s Department of Motor Vehicles on Tuesday, alleging the state violated thousands of workers’ rights when officials took action to revoke their commercial driver’s licenses. California officials said last month that the state notified about 17,000 truckers that their commercial driver’s licenses would be revoked because the expiration dates went past when the drivers were legally allowed to be in the …
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Immigrant truckers file suit over California's plans to revoke commercial driver's licenses
A group of immigrant truckers is suing the California Department of Motor Vehicles over the state's plans to revoke thousands of workers' commercial driver's licenses.
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