Supreme Court tosses Florida lawsuit against states for driver’s licenses issued to undocumented immigrants
The justices declined to hear Florida’s original lawsuit, leaving in place California and Washington licensing practices for noncitizen truck drivers.
- On Tuesday, the Supreme Court rejected Florida's attempt to sue California and Washington state over commercial driver licenses issued to truckers without English proficiency and lacking authorization to be in the United States.
- A fatal crash in Florida last year involving driver Harjinder Singh prompted the dispute after Singh, from India, caused an accident killing three people while carrying valid commercial driver's licenses from both California and Washington state.
- Singh held valid CDLs from both states despite his immigration status, while Florida sought a ruling that states lack authority to issue such licenses to non-citizens or legal permanent residents.
- Florida's loss preserves California and Washington's authority to set their own CDL standards, though Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito dissented, signaling disagreement over whether the court must hear original state-versus-state cases.
- California and Washington's licensing approach now stands unchallenged, reflecting deepening state-level tension between immigration-restrictive Republican-led Florida and Western states led by Democrats, as federal courts simultaneously block Trump administration restrictions on immigrant CDL eligibility.
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