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Posted on 01/02/2026 3:09:02 PM PST by Morgana
California’s Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has announced a two-month delay in revoking approximately 17,000 commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs) held by immigrants, many of whom are in the country illegally.
The postponement pushes the original January 5 deadline to March, allowing these drivers to remain on the roads despite federal mandates and ongoing public safety concerns.
The decision comes just a week after immigrant advocacy groups, including the Sikh Coalition and the Asian Law Caucus, filed a class-action lawsuit accusing the state of unfairly targeting immigrant truckers and bus drivers, as The Gateway Pundit previously reported.
These groups argue that the revocations threaten the livelihoods of drivers who may legally qualify to retain their licenses, even as federal audits revealed glaring issues, such as licenses remaining valid long after immigration authorizations expired or lacking proof of status verification.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has been relentless in pressuring California to enforce federal rules after a series of deadly crashes involving unauthorized immigrant drivers.
One incident in August involved an alien truck driver in Florida who made an illegal U-turn, killing three people.
According to a report from Fox News, the driver, Harjinder Singh "allegedly failed to recognize three out of four highway traffic signs and answered just two questions out of 12 correctly in an English proficiency assessment delivered by transportation officials."
Singh's CDL had been issued in California.
Another fatal crash in California in October also involved a Sikh driver, heightening scrutiny on non-domiciled licenses issued to immigrants.
Duffy has already withheld $40 million in federal funding from California, citing failures to enforce English proficiency requirements for commercial drivers. He's warned that missing the January 5 deadline could cost the state an additional $160 million, emphasizing that California has no "extension" to continue "breaking the law and putting Americans at risk on the roads."
California DMV Director Steve Gordon defended the delay, stating, "Commercial drivers are an important part of our economy — our supply chains don’t move, and our communities don’t stay connected without them."
Nationwide, immigrants comprise about 20% of truck drivers, with non-domiciled licenses representing roughly 5% of all CDLs, or around 200,000 drivers.
Trucking industry groups have applauded the federal push to remove unqualified drivers, including those unable to speak English, from the roads, praising efforts to target questionable CDL schools as well.
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More evidence, as if any were needed, that the Democrat Party is the party of crime.
We don’t have a Government anymore. All we’ve got running this feces pit are Communists, Fascist, Muzzie terrorists, illegal alien invaders, millionaire Salami, Samoli Tamales and their fag lawyers, tranny “activists. and Caribbeaner Taco and Margarita pineapples.
Duffy needs to remove the rights of Californication to issue CDLs and revoke all CDLs issued from Californication. Some might say this will ruin the economy, but there are plenty of drivers with other state licenses that could fill the gap.
Who didn’t see this coming?
States need to withdraw recognition of all DLs from California.
You forgot to mention rogue unaccountable judges. ;)
Set up check points on the CA border and make arrests.
USDOT checkpoints. Impound the trucks. Deport the drivers.
Do nothing until known illegals are seen driving large loads, then arrest and impound the truck and cargo. The company hiring him can pay huge impound fees. Frozen items can rot.
Question. One of those drivers is at fault in the accident which injured you, can you sue the State of California?
There’s not a lot of roads out of California. Pretty easy for Border Patrol to set up checkpoints.
Probably true——
Judges who let people go who commit a new crime:
Protected.
California politicians who let loose unsafe drivers who kill people in crashes across the USA:
Invulnerable.
I literally encountered a semi doing a U-turn on my 2-lane highway on the way to the office. Where I encountered the egghead was fortunately including a center left turn lane and secondary turn lanes on either shoulder, but he still nearly jackknifed it and was blocking the entire highway.
My first thought echoed the OP topic.
Driverless trucks (like Waymo) are not that many years away. This could accelerate the move in that direction.
I couldn’t have said that any better.
CA used to have check points to stop people from bringing in fruits and vegetables from other states.
I’m sick and tired of this crap. Arrest these bastards!
probably wouldn’t be border patrol unless they’re crossing an international border. maybe State Troopers/ State Police crossing into AZ. We know OR and NV don’t care.
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