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Colorado has revoked 262 commercial driver's licenses issued to migrants to avert, for now, a Trump administration threat to withhold $24 million in federal highway funding over alleged violations of US regulations.
“Colorado doesn’t get to pick and choose what federal rules it follows – especially when the driving public is at risk,” said US Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy. “It’s been nearly two months since Colorado admitted that they knowingly broke the law and gave Mexican nationals trucking licenses. Colorado has two options: revoke the licenses immediately, or I will pull federal funding. Every day that goes by is another day unqualified, unvetted foreign truckers are jeopardizing the safety of you and your family.”
The revocations stem from a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) audit in October that found about 22% of the state's 1,745 non-domiciled CDLs — licenses for non-citizens without permanent residency — were improperly issued. Issues included expiration dates exceeding holders' authorized US stay and inadequate verification of immigration status, often involving Mexican nationals under reciprocal agreements. From the FMCSA press release:
"When pressed, Colorado admitted that these violations were not accidental, but the result of a 2016 statewide policy decision to disregard federal law and give trucking licenses to ineligible Mexican citizens. The state has also allowed non-domiciled CDL expiration dates to exceed the drivers' lawful presence documents, effectively allowing individuals to drive trucks on American roadways long after their legal status to remain in the country had expired. Despite receiving the notice of non-compliance, Colorado officials have failed to produce a completed audit or a full accounting of the illegal licenses."
Note: 262 is not 22% of 1,745.
This clean up effort is good... Now do the voter rolls.
No, seriously. Withholding discretionary funding is working. Accelerate.
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