US EditionDuffy Plans to Pull $160M from California Over Trucker Licenses
- On October 27, 2025, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy confirmed his agency is about to pull $160 million from California and said it had already withheld $40 MILLION over English-language CDL enforcement.
- A semitruck crash allegedly caused by an undocumented driver that killed three prompted a nationwide FMCSA audit, leading to new DOT rules last month.
- A federal review of 145 licenses found 25% improperly issued, while Duffy alleged California unlawfully issued 60,000 licenses, and the California DMV defended its practices.
- The DOT gave California a 30-day deadline to comply; California formally defended its practices but federal officials said they remained unsatisfied, escalating the standoff.
- The Transportation Department restricted noncitizen CDL eligibility to three visa categories and capped license validity at one year under emergency DOT rules that took effect Sept. 29 after a nationwide audit across multiple states.
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DOT to pull $160M unless California halts ‘illegal’ CDLs
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said he is “about to pull $160 million from California” over what he calls illegal commercial driver’s licenses for noncitizens. He also warned in a Fox News interview on Sunday that the state could lose its ability to issue the licenses. The California Department of Motor Vehicles countered that the Trump administration “has no legitimate basis” to withhold funds, and said the state is complying with federal…
Transportation secretary says he will pull $160 million from California over noncitizen truck licenses
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned Sunday that he is about make good on a threat to revoke millions in federal funds for California because he says the state is illegally issuing commercial driver’s licenses to noncitizens. In an appearance on Fox News Channel’s “Sunday Morning Futures,” Duffy said Gov. Gavin Newsom has refused to comply with Department of Transportation rules that require the state to stop issuing such licenses and…
Transportation secretary warns California could lose $160 million in funding. Here’s why
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned Sunday that he is about make good on a threat to revoke millions in federal funds for California because he says the state is illegally issuing commercial driver’s licenses to noncitizens.In an appearance on Fox News Channel’s “Sunday Morning Futures,” Duffy said Gov. Gavin Newsom has refused to comply with Department of Transportation rules that require the state to stop issuing such licenses and …
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