Truck drivers say ‘racism’ behind Trump administration’s license restrictions on immigrants

Rule prevents many immigrant truckers from renewing driver’s license – even if they’ve driven legally for years Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email Nearly 200,000 US truck drivers are at risk of losing their commercial driver’s licenses after the US Department of Transportation (DOT) issued a new rule that disqualifies many foreign-born truck drivers from getting or renewing their licenses. Tens of thousands of immigrant drivers are stuck in a limbo after the rule took effect in March, and lawsuits challenging the rule are still being reviewed by federal courts. Continue reading...

Michael Sainato · Tue, May 26, 2026, 3:00 AM
US news | The Guardian

Truck drivers say ‘racism’ behind Trump administration’s license restrictions on immigrants

Rule prevents many immigrant truckers from renewing driver’s license – even if they’ve driven legally for years

Nearly 200,000 US truck drivers are at risk of losing their commercial driver’s licenses after the US Department of Transportation (DOT) issued a new rule that disqualifies many foreign-born truck drivers from getting or renewing their licenses.

Tens of thousands of immigrant drivers are stuck in a limbo after the rule took effect in March, and lawsuits challenging the rule are still being reviewed by federal courts.

This page shows an excerpt; reporting belongs to the original publisher. Some images or embeds may be omitted compared with the live article.