North Carolina may lose $50M in federal funds over flawed immigrant trucker licenses
Federal audit found North Carolina issued commercial driver’s licenses without proper immigration checks, risking $50 million in funding to enforce safety and compliance.
- North Carolina could lose nearly $50 million in federal funding if the state does not revoke commercial drivers licenses from unqualified immigrants.
- The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration found problems with over half of the 50 commercial drivers licenses issued to immigrants it audited in North Carolina.
- Records show that 924 of these kind of licenses remain unexpired in North Carolina.
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Over 50 Percent of North Carolina Trucking Licenses Issued to Foreigners Are Illegal: Duffy
A review of non-domiciled commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs) granted in North Carolina found that 54 percent were issued illegally, the Department of Transportation (DOT) said in a statement on Jan. 8. The review was conducted by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and is part of its ongoing nationwide audit of trucking licensing systems, the department said. DOT warned that if North Carolina does not “fix their serious fail…
Over 50 Percent of North Carolina Trucking Licenses Issued to Foreigners Are Illegal: Duffy - The Thinking Conservative News
A review of non-domiciled commercial driver’s licenses granted in North Carolina found that 54% were issued illegally, DOT said in a statement on Jan. 8. The post Over 50 Percent of North Carolina Trucking Licenses Issued to Foreigners Are Illegal: Duffy appeared first on The Thinking Conservative News.
Trump Transportation Secretary Exposes How Purple State Is Betraying Americans, Illegally Issuing CDLs To Non-Americans - The American Tribune.com
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy stated on January 8, 2026, that a whopping 54% of North Carolina’s non-domiciled commercial driver’s licenses, also known as CDLs, issued to foreign nationals looked over by federal officials were found to be illegal. This new discovery comes as the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is carrying out a series of audits concerning the state’s truck licensing system. If North Carolina doesn’t imm…
North Carolina may lose $50 million in federal funds over illegal commercial driver's licenses for immigrants
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) -- North Carolina could lose tens of millions of dollars in funding for roads and highways after the federal government says the state gave commercial driver's licenses to people illegally. In a letter from the U.S. Department of Transportation to Gov. Josh Stein and DMV Commissioner Paul Tine, federal officials say North [...]
54% of North Carolina trucking licenses for immigrants were issued illegally: US DOT
After cracking down following U.S. deadly crashes involving truckers over the summer, the U.S. Transportation Department reported Thursday that more than 50 percent of North Carolina commercial driver's licenses for immigrants were illegally issued.
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