U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced an emergency crackdown on non-domiciled commercial driver's licenses (CDLs) and learner's permits (CLPs) after a nationwide audit confirmed what ZeroHedge readers have known for months: some sanctuary states have allowed illegal aliens behind the wheel of 80,000-pound big rigs, creating both a public safety crisis on highways and a national security threat.
Three months after the trucking advocacy group American Truckers United (ATU) delivered a letter to Duffy and posted it on ZeroHedge, recommending urgent federal action to ban non-domiciled CDLs to illegals, ATU has been proven right: illegal labor, exploiting Biden-Harris regime era loopholes, has transformed the nation's highways into a giant mess. Just watch the video above...
Now, Duffy's DoT issued a "new rule that closes dangerous loopholes, holds states accountable, and launches immediate enforcement action against California for gross negligence" in handing out non-domiciled CDLs to illegals "like candy."
Summary of the new rule:
The ongoing nationwide audit by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) found that a series of horrific, fatal highway crashes were caused by illegals operating big rigs this year.
"The audit has uncovered both a catastrophic pattern of states issuing licenses illegally to foreign drivers, as well as the fact that even if the current regulatory framework is followed, it can fail. The confluence of these two factors has created an imminent hazard on America's roadways that must be fixed," the DoT stated.
"What our team has discovered should disturb and anger every American," Duffy stated, adding, "Licenses to operate a massive, 80,000-pound truck are being issued to dangerous foreign drivers – often times illegally. This is a direct threat to the safety of every family on the road, and I won't stand for it. Today's actions will prevent unsafe foreign drivers from renewing their license and hold states accountable to immediately invalidate improperly issued licenses."
DoT's enforcement actions against California:
Other states:
Duffy pointed out, "California's reckless disregard is frankly disgusting and an affront to the millions of Americans who expect us to keep them safe."
ZeroHedge and ATU have been leading the charge this year with coverage on this public safety crisis, national security threat on highways that is a byproduct of failed globalists' open border policies during the Biden-Harris regime years:
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