Foreign Truck Drivers Challenge U.S. and Florida CDL Restrictions
A group of 19 immigrant truck drivers has filed a federal lawsuit in Miami against a Department of Transportation rule that prevents nearly 200,000 foreign drivers from obtaining commercial driver's licenses (CDLs). The lawsuit claims the rule violates the Administrative Procedure Act and the Fifth Amendment's equal protection clause. Additionally, the suit challenges Florida's indefinite pause on issuing or renewing 'non-domiciled' CDLs, arguing it breaches due process and equal protection under the Fourteenth Amendment.