US EditionColorado faces $24M federal funding cut over illegal commercial driver’s licenses
Federal audit found 22% of Colorado's commercial licenses issued to immigrants were illegal; DOT threatens to cut $24 million over slow state response and incomplete audit.
- Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy accused Colorado of illegally issuing around 22% of commercial driver's licenses to immigrants, many to Mexican nationals, violating federal law.
- Duffy threatened to cut $24M in federal highway funding and decertify Colorado's entire CDL program if the state fails to revoke invalid licenses and comply with regulations.
- Duffy has also threatened funding cuts for other states like New York, Texas, and South Dakota over similar practices involving unqualified foreign truck drivers potentially jeopardizing public safety.
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Trump admin threatens $24M funding cut to Colorado over CDL license violations
The Trump administration is threatening to withhold $24 million in federal funds from Colorado, citing what it calls the states slow response to violations of federal commercial drivers license regulations.U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Monday that a federal audit found roughly 22% of commercial drivers licenses (CDLs) issued to immigrants in Colorado were granted illegally. He also accused the state of moving too slowly to revoke…
Colorado Faces Federal Funding Cut Over Illegal Issuance of Commercial Driver’s Licenses to Noncitizens
The state of Colorado could lose up to $24 million in federal highway funding due to the state’s slow response to violations involving the issuance of commercial driver’s licenses (CDL) to noncitizens, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced on Monday. The warning stems from an October federal audit demonstrating that approximately 22 percent of Colorado’s CDLs given to non-citizens, including Mexican nationals, violated federal prohi…
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Colorado faces $24M federal funding cut over illegal commercial driver’s licenses
The head of the U.S. Department of Transportation threatened Monday to withhold $24 million in federal funding from the state of Colorado for what he described as a slow response to a major violation of federal commercial driver’s license regulations.
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Colorado faces $24M federal funding cut over illegal commercial driver's licenses
The head of the U.S. Department of Transportation is calling out Colorado for its slow response to what he describes as major violations of federal commercial driver’s license regulations.
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