US withholds millions from California and North Carolina over foreign trucking licenses

TL;DR
The federal government is withholding $160 million from California due to delays in canceling 17,000 commercial driver's licenses held by non-citizens, following an audit and new federal guidelines aimed at tightening licensing and immigration checks for commercial truck drivers.
Topics:nationgovernment#california#commercial-drivers-licenses#federal-funds#government#immigration#regulation
- California to lose $160M in federal money for delayed cancellation of 17,000 commercial driver's licenses ABC7 Los Angeles
- US pulls $160 million in funding from California over foreign truck-driver licenses Reuters
- Trump’s Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Exposes Over 50% of North Carolina Trucking Licensees for Foreigners Were Issued Illegally | US Department of Transportation Department of Transportation (.gov)
- President Trump threatens to withhold $50 million in funds from NC | Here's why WXII
- DOT threatens to revoke North Carolina’s CDL authority FreightWaves
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