Thousands of Kern County Drivers Face CDL Revocations

Thousands of Kern County drivers face CDL revocations

Sikh and Indian truck drivers in Kern County say they are being unfairly targeted as federal changes threaten to revoke commercial driver's licenses from immigrants who have green cards and work visas.Last month, the Trump administration tightened rules on who can get a commercial driver's license. Of nearly 200,000 visa-holding truck drivers, only about 10,000 would keep their licenses under the new regulations. The move follows a highly public…

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CA politician claims revoking non-domiciled CDLs targets Indian drivers as public safety threat

A politician in California is calling on the Governor of California to stop the California DMV from revoking CDLs that fall under the new non-domiciled rules.  Assemblymember Jasmeet Bains says that the revoking of approximately 17,000 non-domiciled CDLs to comply with a new rule issued by the FMCSA in September is unfair “turban targeting” in a state where a high number of truck drivers are Sikh, or at least Indian, reported Elk Grove News. “We…

17,000 California-issued commercial driver’s license for immigrants in to be revoked - Highlander

On Nov. 12, 2025, the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced that the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) had unlawfully issued 17,000 non-domiciled commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs) to immigrants, all of which are being revoked, according to the U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean P. Duffy.  The issue grabbed public attention in August when […]