{"id":8779,"date":"2026-08-05T05:35:50","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T05:35:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=8779"},"modified":"2026-08-05T05:35:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T05:35:50","slug":"trump-revokes-28000-immigrant-trucker-licences-what-it-means-for-indians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=8779","title":{"rendered":"Trump revokes 28,000 immigrant trucker licences: What it means for Indians"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-132890032,imgsize-1342413,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/ap.jpg\" alt=\"Trump revokes 28,000 immigrant trucker licences: What it means for Indians\" title=\"Trump administration targets migrant truck drivers\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Trump administration targets migrant truck drivers\">Trump administration targets migrant truck drivers<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The administration of US President Donald Trump has cancelled the commercial driver&#8217;s licences of more than 28,000 undocumented immigrants, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed on Tuesday.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>The administration is also launching a programme to replace the affected migrant truck drivers with US military veterans. At the end of last month, Trump announced the &#8220;Freedom Haul&#8221; initiative, aimed at replacing undocumented migrant truck drivers with US military veterans.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>In a recent press release, the US administration said it had coordinated with state authorities to revoke the commercial driver&#8217;s licences (CDLs) of 24,000 non-citizens who, it said, did not meet English-language proficiency requirements. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>It also said officials had worked with states to cancel 28,000 commercial licences that it described as having been &#8220;illegally issued&#8221; and to shut down 9,500 driving schools that the administration alleged had helped unqualified drivers obtain licences and operate commercial vehicles on US roads.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>The US Department of Transportation began enforcing existing English-language proficiency requirements for commercial truck drivers last summer. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>aThe issue drew renewed attention following a fatal crash in Florida in August, when a truck driver allegedly made an illegal U-turn, killing three people. US transportation secretary Sean Duffy said the Indian-origin driver involved in the crash should not have been issued a commercial driver&#8217;s licence.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>\u201cWe are removing more and more dangerous foreign drivers off our roads every day and restoring the integrity of America\u2019s trucking industry,\u201d Duffy said. <!-- -->\u201cOur new Freedom Haulers campaign will help build on these successes and get the word out that there\u2019s never been a better time for America\u2019s former service members to get behind the wheel of a big rig.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>The Trump administration said audits carried out across all US states found numerous commercial driver&#8217;s licences held by non-domiciled immigrants that remained valid after their work permits had expired or had been issued without proper verification of immigration or citizenship status.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>According to the US department of transportation, about 26,000 commercial drivers have since been removed from service for failing to meet English-language proficiency requirements, while nearly 30,000 commercial driver&#8217;s licences were revoked after authorities determined they had been issued improperly.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>The federal government has also sought to withhold millions of dollars in highway funding from California and New York, accusing the states of failing to revoke additional licences. <!-- -->The funding dispute is now before the courts. Several other states, including Pennsylvania, Minnesota and North Carolina, have also been warned they could lose federal highway funding if they fail to comply with the administration&#8217;s directives.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"31\"\/>Under the new rules, commercial driver&#8217;s licences will be available only to immigrants holding valid H-2A, H-2B or E-2 visas. The H-2A visa is issued to temporary agricultural workers, the H-2B visa to temporary non-agricultural workers, while the E-2 visa is granted to foreign nationals who make substantial investments in a US business.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"34\"\/>According to administration figures, immigrants make up roughly 20 per cent of the US trucking workforce. However, non-domiciled commercial driver&#8217;s licences issued to immigrants account for about 5 per cent of all commercial licences, representing approximately 200,000 drivers.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"36\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/us\/trump-revokes-28000-immigrant-trucker-licences-what-it-means-for-indians\/articleshow\/132890030.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump administration targets migrant truck drivers The administration of US President Donald Trump has cancelled the commercial driver&#8217;s licences of more than 28,000 undocumented immigrants, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed on Tuesday.The administration is also launching a programme to replace the affected migrant truck drivers with US military veterans. 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