Trump Admin Threatens Pennsylvania Over Immigrant Driver’s Licenses
The Trump administration threatened Thursday to withhold nearly $75 million in federal funding from Pennsylvania if the state does not revoke what officials claim are illegally issued commercial driver’s licenses to…
The Trump administration threatened Thursday to withhold nearly $75 million in federal funding from Pennsylvania if the state does not revoke what officials claim are illegally issued commercial driver’s licenses to immigrants.
According to The Associated Press, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s warning follows a similar push against California. Both states are led by Democratic governors, Gavin Newsom and Josh Shapiro, who have been vocal critics of Trump and are seen as potential 2028 presidential contenders.
Duffy has prioritized scrutinizing these licenses since August, when an unauthorized immigrant tractor-trailer driver made an illegal U-turn in Florida, causing a crash that killed three people. That incident thrust the issue into the national spotlight.
In a statement on Thursday, DOT spokesperson Danna Almeida said all states were under review. The exact number of affected drivers in Pennsylvania remains unclear. Shapiro’s administration, however, stated that federal officials had not identified a single commercial driver’s license issued to someone ineligible.