Fox Information senior nationwide correspondent William La Jeunesse stories on California’s resolution to revoke 17,000 industrial driver’s licenses that had been illegally issued to foreign-born truck drivers.
Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy stated on Tuesday that the California Division of Motor Automobiles doesn’t have an extension to the deadline for the cancellation of economic driver’s licenses issued to overseas nationals who wouldn’t have authorized U.S. standing, disputing the delay introduced by the division.
The California DMV stated that the roughly 17,000 licenses that had been set to be terminated on Jan. 5 will now final till March 6, however Duffy stated the licenses won’t be afforded a 60-day extension and that failing to satisfy the deadline might lead to misplaced federal funding.
“[California Gov.] Gavin Newsom is mendacity,” Duffy wrote on X. “The deadline to revoke illegally issued, unvetted overseas trucker licenses continues to be January 5.”
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Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy stated on Tuesday that the California Division of Motor Automobiles doesn’t have an extension to the deadline for the cancellation of 1000’s of economic driver’s licenses. (Heather Diehl/Getty Pictures / Getty Pictures)
“California does NOT have an ‘extension’ to maintain breaking the regulation and placing Individuals in danger on the roads,” he continued.
Duffy added: “Miss the deadline, Gavin, and the @USDOT will act — together with chopping practically $160 million in federal funding.”
The California DMV justified its 60-day delay by arguing that it wants extra time to make sure that it doesn’t wrongfully terminate licenses for drivers who legally qualify for them.
Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy threatened to chop practically $160 million in federal funding for failing to satisfy the deadline. (Reuters/Anna Rose Layden / Reuters Photographs)
This comes after a class-action lawsuit was introduced by the Asian Legislation Caucus, Sikh Coalition, and Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP on behalf of 5 affected drivers and the Jakara Motion.
The teams had argued that lots of the focused drivers may very well qualify for his or her licenses.
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The California DMV stated that the roughly 17,000 licenses that had been set to be terminated on Jan. 5 will now final till March 6. (Getty Pictures / Getty Pictures)
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Final month, the California DMV despatched notices to 17,299 non-domiciled industrial driver’s license holders notifying them that these licenses can be canceled on Jan. 5 after data confirmed mismatches between the license expiration dates and the drivers’ work authorization or lawful presence documentation.
