Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Van Drew introduced the No Commercial Driver's Licenses (CDLs) for Illegals Act, which would stop states from issuing CDLs to illegal immigrants.
"People are dying because sanctuary states are handing out CDLs to illegal immigrants who should not be behind the wheel of tractor-trailers," said Congressman Van Drew. "These trucks can weigh more than 80,000 pounds. They take real training, real skill, and the ability to speak and understand English to drive safely. If a driver cannot read road signs or understand warnings from other truckers, everyone on the road is in danger. When states allow this, it does not just hurt the people in their own state. These trucks travel across the country every day, and it is the rest of America that ends up paying the price. If states refuse to follow the rules, then they should lose every dime of federal transportation funding until they comply. The law exists to protect our citizens, and too many families have already paid the price for this reckless disregard of it."
Background:
- In August of 2025, Harjinder Singh, an illegal immigrant from India, caused a crash that killed three people in Florida after attempting an illegal U-turn in an "Official Use Only" zone. Singh failed his CDL knowledge exam ten times in Washington State but was still issued a license, then later received another CDL from California.
- In October of 2025, Jashanpreet Singh, an illegal immigrant from India, crashed his semi-truck into slow-moving traffic in California while under the influence of drugs, killing three people and injuring at least four others.
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