Trump Administration's Immigration Crackdown Leads to Loss of Licenses for Immigrant Truck Drivers
The Trump administration's immigration policies have led to significant changes affecting immigrant truck drivers in the United States. Thousands of noncitizen truck drivers, including those under Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), asylees, asylum seekers, and refugees, have lost or been unable to renew their commercial driving licenses (CDLs) due to new regulations. These regulations, introduced in February, restrict the issuance and renewal of non-domiciled CDLs to holders of only a few specific visas. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) justified these rules by citing safety concerns following several fatal accidents involving non-permanent legal residents. The Department of Transportation (DOT) has also enforced stricter requirements, such as English language proficiency, leading to the removal of thousands of drivers from the roads. 
