Fox News Senior National Correspondent William La Jeunesse reports on California’s decision to revoke 17,000 commercial driver’s licenses illegally issued to foreign-born truck drivers.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Tuesday that the California Department of Motor Vehicles does not have a deadline extension for revoking commercial driver’s licenses issued to foreign nationals who do not have legal status in the United States, disputing the delay announced by the department.
The California DMV said the roughly 17,000 licenses scheduled to expire Jan. 5 would now last until March 6, but Duffy said the licenses would not get a 60-day extension and missing the deadline could result in a loss of federal funding.
“[California Gov.] Gavin Newsom is lying,” Duffy wrote on
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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Tuesday that the California Department of Motor Vehicles does not have a deadline extension for canceling thousands of commercial driver’s licenses. (Heather Diehl/Getty Images/Getty Images)
“California does NOT have an ‘extension’ to continue breaking the law and putting Americans in danger on the roads,” he continued.
Duffy added: “If you fail to meet the deadline, Gavin and @USDOT will take action, including cutting nearly $160 million in federal funding. »
The California DMV justified its 60-day delay by arguing that it needed more time to ensure that it was not improperly terminating the licenses of legally eligible drivers.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has threatened to cut nearly $160 million in federal funding for failing to meet the deadline. (Reuters/Anna Rose Layden / Reuters Photos)
This follows a class action lawsuit filed by the Asian Law Caucus, the Sikh Coalition and Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP on behalf of the five affected drivers and the Jakara movement.
The groups had argued that many of the targeted drivers might actually be eligible to get their licenses.
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The California DMV said the approximately 17,000 licenses set to expire on January 5 will now last until March 6. (Getty Images/Getty Images)
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Last month, the California DMV sent notices to 17,299 non-domiciled commercial driver’s license holders, informing them that those licenses would be canceled on Jan. 5 after records showed mismatches between license expiration dates and drivers’ work authorization or lawful presence documents.
