Posted on 11/12/2025 8:21:29 AM PST by Navy Patriot
The Biden-era sanctuary state policies in California foisted on the state and Americans by Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom have once again collided with federal law — this time on America's highways.
The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has admitted to illegally issuing 17,000 commercial driver's licenses (CDLs) to foreign nationals who were not legally eligible to hold them, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced Tuesday.
"After weeks of claiming they did nothing wrong, Gavin Newsom and California have been caught red-handed," Duffy wrote in a statement. "Now that we've exposed their lies, 17,000 illegally issued trucking licenses are being revoked.
"This is just the tip of the iceberg. My team will continue to force California to prove they have removed every illegal immigrant from behind the wheel of semitrucks and school buses."
The revelation has triggered an immediate federal crackdown, forcing the state to revoke every single one of the licenses or face steep financial penalties.
According to Duffy, the exposure came after an audit by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) found systemic violations in California's licensing process — violations that allowed non-domiciled, and in many cases undocumented, individuals to obtain credentials to operate heavy commercial vehicles, including semitrucks and school buses.
The Department of Transportation confirmed official notices have been sent to all 17,000 holders, warning them their licenses no longer meet federal standards and will automatically expire within 60 days.
California is also being required to submit a full audit of its non-domiciled CDL program so federal regulators can verify that every illegal license has been canceled — and to ensure the same policy failures do not recur.
Critics have long accused Newsom of using state agencies to shield illegal immigrants from federal enforcement.
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Now check how many times these illegals voted on prop 50 and the last gav recall petition.
And all the California elections
(Waits patiently for the 17,000 illegals to shrug and continue to drive until they’re caught and deported.)
Can these be revoked federally under interstate commerce?
Where the hell are the criminal prosecutions. This is a massive conspiracy between the state, the dmv, CHP, and the companies hiring these illegals. Follow the money. Who is paying the bribes to dmv and CHP employees? Who are accepting bribes. How many were put on the voter rolls via “motor voter.” It cost thousands to get my CDL back in the day. Who is paying for Pajeet to fly over from Mumbai and put him in a $200,000 rig and haul freight?
Oh. Don’t forget. You have to check a box that says as far as you know you are authorized to vote. At least that’s the verbiage in Oregon to get real ID. Not even “are you a citizen.” WTF does authorized to vote mean when all you need is a utility bill? They didn’t even look at my passport or birth certificate.
Take the list of 17,000 and make “WANTED” posters featuring all of them.
Distribute those posters to the State Patrol and to those working Truck Scales in the entire Lower 48.
Distribute to DHS, DOJ, ICE, FBI...
AND DO IT PUBLICLY.
The 17,000 need to KNOW that they’re ringed in, and there’s no escape that doesn’t involve a southbound flight outta the U.S.
I do not know, but suspect it is difficult.
Motor voter, illegals are issued drivers licenses so they can vote for the democrats who allow them to drive and vote.
That is True, and was the unannounced purpose of Motor Voter legislation.
AIDING AND ABETTING ILLEGAL ENTRY...
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