Overview
- Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned Colorado to immediately revoke illegally issued commercial licenses or risk losing $24 million and potential decertification of its CDL program after an audit found about 22% were issued improperly.
- Colorado’s DMV has paused issuance and renewals of term‑limited non‑domiciled CDLs pending a full review, and Gov. Jared Polis’ office says notices to affected drivers are forthcoming.
- ICE’s Operation Highway Sentinel resulted in 101 arrests of undocumented commercial drivers on California roads following multiple deadly crashes involving improperly licensed drivers, with all detainees held for immigration proceedings.
- CBP’s El Centro Sector reported 49 arrests of undocumented CDL holders between Nov. 23 and Dec. 12, including 30 Indian nationals, with most licenses issued by California and others by several additional states.
- Immigrant drivers in California, represented by the Sikh Coalition and the Asian Law Caucus, filed a class‑action lawsuit seeking to block the planned cancellation of roughly 20,000 commercial licenses.