Trump Admin Dealt Legal Blow Over Immigrant Truckers
Summary
A federal appeals court ruled for New York in its challenge to a federal decision that could have cost the state more than $73 million in highway funds. The court found that transportation officials tried to enforce a licensing requirement that was not in effect when New York issued the licenses.Key Facts
- The three-judge panel of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted New York’s challenge to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s determination.
- The federal agency had planned to withhold $73,502,543 in fiscal 2027 highway funding from New York.
- The funds support road, bridge, and other transportation projects through two federal grant programs.
- New York issued nondomiciled commercial driver’s licenses that lasted five years initially and eight years upon renewal, even when a driver’s immigration documents expired earlier.
- Nondomiciled licenses are available to certain foreign nationals living in the United States, including DACA recipients, asylees, and refugees.
- New York had about 32,600 nondomiciled commercial licenses and learner’s permits as of July 2025, about 7 percent of its active commercial licenses and permits.
- In a sample of 200 licenses and permits, federal officials found 101 remained valid beyond the expiration dates of the immigration documents presented by applicants.
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