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Updated · Fox News · Jul 16
Trump Administration Investigates 75 CDL Schools Over Non-Citizen License Fraud
Updated
Updated · Fox News · Jul 16

Trump Administration Investigates 75 CDL Schools Over Non-Citizen License Fraud

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 16

Summary

  • Seventy-five entry-level truck driver schools across the U.S. are under federal investigation for allegedly helping non-citizen drivers fraudulently qualify for commercial driver's licenses.
  • The probe centers on suspected CDL fraud at training schools, making the schools themselves—not individual drivers—the immediate focus of the latest enforcement action.
  • Homeland Security Investigations and the Department of Transportation are jointly running the investigation, signaling both immigration and transportation oversight concerns.
  • Thursday's announcement was released as a breaking development, with the administration indicating more details and updates are still to come.

Insights

Beyond revoking licenses, what penalties will the 75 fraudulent 'CDL mills' face for endangering public safety?
With new rules affecting thousands, what legal options remain for experienced drivers who are now deemed ineligible?
As 200,000 truckers may be removed, is the U.S. supply chain ready for the massive driver shortage?