"The Newsom administration is backtracking on a plan to indefinitely revoke 17,000 commercial drivers licenses held by immigrants. The original plan came after harsh criticism from the Trump administration about California and other states granting licenses to people in the country illegally. The issue was thrust into the public's consciousness in August, when a tractor-trailer driver not authorized to be in the U.S. made an illegal U-turn and caused a crash in Florida that killed three people."
"Estimates are that roughly 150,000 Sikh men drive trucks nationwide. Trucking is a major source of employment for this community with roots in Punjab, India. But last month, Singh and thousands of other drivers got a message from the California Department of Motor Vehicles. The agency planned to revoke their commercial drivers licenses, and most would have had no recourse. But now the DMV officials say they will start reissuing those licenses. This comes as a big relief for Singh."
Newsom administration reversed a plan to indefinitely revoke 17,000 commercial driver licenses held by immigrants; the DMV will reissue those licenses. The revocation plan followed criticism from the Trump administration over states granting licenses to people in the country illegally and intensified after an unauthorized tractor-trailer driver caused a fatal crash in Florida. Trucking is a major source of employment for roughly 150,000 Sikh men nationwide. Drivers like Amarjit Singh invested heavily to buy trucks and feared losing livelihoods and the ability to make payments. Jewish communities worldwide are reeling from a deadly mass shooting at Bondi Beach, with losses felt in Kern County.
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