New Bill Requires E-Verify Checks for All Commercial Driver's License Applications
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Exclusive: GOP lawmaker seeks crackdown on illegal trucker licenses to end 'preventable' deaths
Representative Andy Biggs introduced the VERIFY CDL Act to require E-Verify checks for commercial driver's licenses, aiming to close loopholes that allow unauthorized individuals to operate heavy vehicles following several fatal crashes involving unlicensed drivers.
Nearly 20% of Illinois commercial driver's licenses issued illegally: DOT
The Trump administration is cracking down on commercial driver's licenses in Illinois after an audit found nearly 20% were issued to non-citizens whose legal presence had expired, highlighting the safety risks and regulatory gaps the VERIFY CDL Act seeks to address.
Court blocks new Transportation Department rules targeting immigrant commercial drivers
A federal appeals court has paused Department of Transportation rules that would limit which immigrants can obtain commercial driver's licenses. The ruling comes as Congress considers legislation like the VERIFY CDL Act to enshrine such restrictions into federal law.
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