"Both the Democratic governor's office and the Republican Trump Administration's Transportation Department agreed that these licenses violated the existing standard that were in place before Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy recently tightened the rules following a nationwide commercial driver's license audit launched after a driver in the country illegally made a U-turn and caused a crash in Florida that killed three people."
"Duffy said Wednesday that California's action to revoke these licenses is an admission that the state had acted improperly even though the state had previously defended its licensing standards. California launched its review of commercial driver's licenses the state had issued after Duffy raised concerns. Duffy previously imposed new restrictions on which immigrants can qualify for one of these commercial driver's licenses."
California plans to revoke 17,000 commercial driver's licenses issued to immigrants after the Transportation Department raised concerns about noncitizens improperly receiving commercial licenses. Governor Gavin Newsom said the revocations stem from violations of state law but provided no specifics. Both the governor's office and the Transportation Department agreed the licenses violated standards that existed before Secretary Sean Duffy tightened rules after a nationwide audit launched following a fatal Florida crash. Fatal truck crashes earlier this year in Texas, Alabama and a fiery California crash that killed three people intensified scrutiny. Duffy said California's revocations admit the state acted improperly; California launched its review after Duffy raised concerns.
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