Overview
- The Asian Law Caucus and the Sikh Coalition, with Weil, Gotshal & Manges, filed a class-action on behalf of the Jakara Movement and five drivers representing nearly 20,000 non‑domiciled CDL holders.
- California’s DMV sent 60‑day notices on Nov. 6 to 17,299 drivers warning of Jan. 5, 2026 cancellations, then notified roughly 2,700 more in December of mid‑February cancellations.
- The suit argues DMV clerical errors caused mismatched expiration dates and says state law requires correction or reapplication rather than mass revocation.
- Advocacy groups say the DMV has halted issuing, renewing and correcting non‑resident CDLs, leaving no clear process to fix date errors before licenses are canceled.
- Federal scrutiny following fatal crashes led to an FMCSA audit and DOT pressure, with Secretary Sean Duffy criticizing California as many affected drivers—largely Punjabi Sikhs—warn of job losses and supply‑chain strain.