Posted on 11/29/2025 8:06:38 AM PST by Mr. Mojo
Federal and state authorities arrested nearly 250 foreign commercial truck drivers in November alone, warning that cartel operatives and foreign nationals are exploiting America’s commercial driver licensing system to infiltrate freight corridors and endanger national security.
A nationwide crackdown on foreign drivers with Commercial Driver’s Licenses (CDL) led to the apprehension of nearly 250 drivers in Arizona, Indiana, Wyoming, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and even New York and California. The federally led operation followed orders from President Donald Trump and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to remove these often-dangerous drivers from American highways. Many of the drivers were found to be illegally present in the United States.
The crackdown is part of President Trump’s broader deportation agenda, which aims to purge up to 200,000 foreign CDL holders from the trucking industry. Homeland Security leaders argue that cartel networks and hostile actors could weaponize heavy trucks or use them to smuggle contraband across critical freight corridors.
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“Homeland Security leaders argue that cartel networks and hostile actors could weaponize heavy trucks or use them to smuggle contraband across critical freight corridors.”
They are right. It’s like the “poor, innocent ‘fisherman’” on the speedboats coming out of South America.
It seems obvious once pointed out.
“It seems obvious once pointed out.”
Right! It didn’t occur to me before, but it’s a “duh” thing now that it is pointed out.
Inform all trucking firms, regardless of size, that if their truck is found being driven by someone with an illegit CDL license (e.g, thay are not fluent in English) the driver will be arrested/detained on the spot and the truck abandoned there. It will be up to the trucking firm to come guard it and drive it on — if anything is left by that time.
Companies KNOW who is legal and who is not. Put the burden of accountability on them.
I was surprised Al-Queda didn’t try this in coordination with 9-1-1. Glad they didn’t.
Just seize the truck and contents and sell them at auction.
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My brother is a truck driver. He says a lot 9f this could be stopped by putting manual transmissions in trucks
And FINE THEM!!!
They should not be hiring illegals.
You could cure a lot of bad driving in cars and pickups/SUVs the same way.
It definitely ups the ante regarding driving skills.
Trucks w/ cartel CDL drivers - perfect for drug & weapons shipments.
Also perfect for killing Americans via road accidents. “No speaka English...”
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Trump’s nationwide crackdown on foreign drivers with Commercial Driver’s Licenses (CDL)
<><>led to the apprehension of nearly 250 drivers
<><>CDL drivers in Arizona, Indiana, Wyoming, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, NY and California.
<><>The federally led action followed Pres Trump and Transportation Secy Sean Duffy’s orders
<><>Trump wants to remove these often-dangerous drivers from American highways.
<><>Many drivers were found to be illegally present in the United States.
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President Trump’s broader deportation agenda,
<><>aims to purge up to 200,000 foreign CDL holders from the trucking industry.
<><>DHS leaders cite cartel networks and hostile actors
<><>those cited could “weaponize” heavy commercial trucks for nefarious purposes
<><>even use them to smuggle contraband across critical freight corridors.
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In many cases the companies are owned by foreign nationals, Indians for most part, so they are not only aware of the problem, they actually facilitated the problem.
YYYYYYYYeeeeessssss!!!!
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