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 federal enforcement actions.
- Plaintiffs argue the policy violates due process, contending the revocation plan threatens drivers' livelihoods, while Munmeeth Kaur, Sikh Coalition legal director, warned of possible economic ruin.
- They asked the Alameda County Superior Court to pause the license cancellations while the DMV declined to comment on pending litigation as the case proceeds.
- Federal pressure and high-profile crashes frame the policy debate, as the federal government threatens to withhold money over immigrant licensing and deadly crashes in October and August raise concerns.
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Migrant Truckers Sue California After State Cancels Thousands of Commercial Driver’s Licenses - Real News Now
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