"The suit alleges the federal government's refusal to disperse the funding is arbitrary and capricious, an abuse of discretion, not in accordance with law, outside of the government's authority and unsupported by substantial evidence."
"New York allows people who are not citizens, but are legally in the country and hold federal work authorization, to hold commercial driver's licenses, or CDLs."
"The Trump administration has been critical of New York's policy to allow non-citizens who don't hold one of those three visas to hold CDLs, calling them dangerous drivers without pointing to broad evidence showing such."
"Among other flaws, the federal government's final determination is predicated on an erroneous reading of its own long-standing regulations governing the issuance of CDLs to nondomiciled individuals."
New York filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration after a $73 million reduction in federal highway funding. The state allows non-citizens with federal work authorization to hold commercial driver's licenses. The Trump administration mandated restrictions on CDLs for non-citizens, but New York refused to revoke existing licenses. Attorney General Letitia James claims the federal government's actions are arbitrary and lack substantial evidence. The lawsuit argues that the federal determination misinterprets regulations regarding CDL issuance to non-domiciled individuals.
Read at www.amny.com
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