"Amarjit Singh, a trucker and owner of a trucking company in the Bay Area, said he and other drivers were hopeful when word of California's intentions reached them. "We were happy [the California Department of Motor Vehicles] was going to reissue them," he said. "But now, things aren't so clear and it feels like we're in the dark.""
"The nationwide program allows immigrants authorized to work in the country to obtain commercial driver's licenses. But officials said the federal audit found that the California Department of Motor Vehicles had issued thousands of licenses with expiration dates that extended beyond the work permits, prompting federal officials to halt the program until the state was in compliance."
Thousands of immigrant drivers face uncertainty after the California Department of Motor Vehicles planned to reissue expiring commercial driver's licenses without federal authorization. About 17,000 drivers received 60-day cancellation notices following a federal audit that found licenses had expiration dates extending beyond work permits. The nationwide non-domiciled commercial driver's license program allows immigrants authorized to work to obtain CDLs. Federal officials halted the program until California complied with guidelines. DMV Director Steve Gordon sent a Dec. 10 letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation stating the state had met federal guidelines and would begin reissuing licenses, and DMV officials confirmed plans to notify regulators and reissue licenses.
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