This follows emergency action being taken by the U.S. Secretary of Transportation.
SAN ANTONIO — Truck deliveries across the state could hit some roadblocks.
Texas DPS announced Monday newly issued commercial driver licenses, CDLs, are now suspended for refugees, asylees, and DACA recipients across the state.
It follows emergency action being taken by the U.S. Secretary of Transportation.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said an audit showed a recent series of fatal crashes caused by foreign drivers.
The federal government also claims the audit shows multiple states issuing illegal licenses to foreign drivers and wants to keep American roads safe.
Governor Abbott followed up on the state-wide suspension Monday night saying CDLs were already outlawed for migrants.
Governor Abbott also added how he directed DPS to perform English language proficiency reviews for all commercial license operators.
We reached out to Texas DPS Tuesday morning to know how many drivers will be impacted in the state.
They responded saying “No individual commercial driver licenses were suspended. At this time, currently issued CDLs will remain valid and only the issuance of new cards has been suspended.”
Moving forward, the only way non-citizens can get a commercial driver license is if they get an employment-based visa.
They’ll also have to do a regular federal immigration status check.