Post Office Phasing Out Migrant Drivers As Trucker Crashes Pile Up

The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) will be tightening its licensing requirements for drivers as pressure mounts to boot poorly vetted migrants from the trucking industry.

The major federal agency is working with its contracted trucking providers to “phase out” the use of non-domiciled Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) operators who have not been thoroughly screened by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, according to a statement released late Monday. USPS says the move is in line with the Department of Transportation’s efforts to tighten regulations over non-domiciled CDLs.

“The safety of our employees, our customers, and the American public is of the utmost concern to the Postal Service,” Amber McReynolds, chairwoman of the Postal Service Board of Governors, said in a prepared statement.

“In order to maintain the highest possible safety standards, we have decided to phase out any use of non-domiciled Commercial Driver’s License operators who have not been thoroughly vetted by the Postal Inspection Service,” McReynolds continued.

Non-domiciled CDLs are commercial licenses issued by state governments to drivers who are not residents of that state, typically applying to foreign nationals. These licenses have become the focus of national debate as a string of fatal crashes by foreign nationals, many of whom entered the country illegally, have spurred the Trump administration to make comprehensive changes.

Harjinder Singh is accused of taking an illegal U-turn off a Florida turnpike in August, blocking all lanes and instantly killing three people in a vehicle that smashed into his tractor-trailer. In October, Jashanpreet Singh allegedly