Newsom Caught Red-Handed on 17,000 Illegal Trucking Licenses

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

The Biden-era sanctuary state policies in California foisted on the state and Americans by Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom have once again collided with federal law " this time on America's highways. The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has admitted to illegally issuing 17,000 commercial driver's licenses (CDLs) to foreign nationals who were not legally eligible to hold them, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced Tuesday. "After weeks of claiming they did nothing wrong, Gavin Newsom and California have been caught red-handed," Duffy wrote in a statement. "Now that we've exposed their lies, 17,000 illegally issued trucking licenses are being revoked.

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According to Duffy, the exposure came after an audit by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) found systemic violations in California's licensing process " violations that allowed non-domiciled, and in many cases undocumented, individuals to obtain credentials to operate heavy commercial vehicles, including semitrucks and school buses.

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You're getting desperate. Fascinating, given that your life can only improve with MAGA wounded or gone.

"illegal trucking licenses" ain't much of a scandal in Trump terms.

And today we learn that Donald knew about the girls and did nothing.

#1 | Posted by Zed at 2025-11-12 11:25 AM | Reply

Newsmax: The most reputable "news" site on the internet

If Newsmax said it, it's 99 times out of 100 a lie.

#2 | Posted by Sycophant at 2025-11-12 11:26 AM | Reply | Funny: 1 | Newsworthy 2

Newsom handed out 17,000 licenses?

Way to crack the case, Duffy.

Here's some news to scare you xenophobes:

"Undocumented immigrants can get a driver's license in 19 states and the District of Columbia by providing proof of identity and residency and passing all the required driving tests."

www.ncsl.org

Well done Turds, you're really desperate for relevance.

#3 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-11-12 11:37 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Someone please let us know when Newsome murders nearly half a million children by starvation and lack of medicine in order to say he cut Gov spending without giving other nations and orgs time to make up the difference.

We'll wait.

#4 | Posted by Corky at 2025-11-12 11:40 AM | Reply | Funny: 1 | Newsworthy 1

Here's some news to scare you xenophobes:

"Undocumented immigrants can get a driver's license in 19 states and the District of Columbia by providing proof of identity and residency and passing all the required driving tests."

#3 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-11-12 11:37 AM | Reply | Flag:

Hey Dick smoker, can they get CDLs to drive semis and school buses?

#5 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-11-12 11:41 AM | Reply

If Newsmax said it, it's 99 times out of 100 a lie.

#2 | Posted by Sycophant at 2025-11-12 11:26 AM | Reply | Flag

Just STFU already. You clowns have already labeled CNN as tinfoil hatters.

#6 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-11-12 11:42 AM | Reply

This was Pistol Pete and Biden's answer to a safer Department of Transportation.

#7 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-11-12 11:45 AM | Reply

"Newsom handed out 17,000 licenses?"

Commercial drivers licenses. Yes. CDLs.

You're talking about regular licenses.

#8 | Posted by eberly at 2025-11-12 11:46 AM | Reply

I'll wait for Danforth to come along and blame this on the republican chamber of commerce in cahoots with local business owners. LOL

It IS about commerce, BTW. This is a governor who is representing the interests of business.

California NEEDS immigrants, legal or otherwise....and they KNOW it. This is proof. They are willing to knowingly violate Federal Law when they issue those CDL licenses.

#9 | Posted by eberly at 2025-11-12 11:49 AM | Reply

Hey Dick smoker, can they get CDLs to drive semis and school buses?

#5 | POSTED BY LFTHNDTHRDS

Why is this guy so obsessed with Dick?

#10 | Posted by jpw at 2025-11-12 12:05 PM | Reply

"It IS about commerce, BTW. This is a governor who is representing the interests of business."

Good luck explaining that to the ------- Republicans of the DR.

#11 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-11-12 12:08 PM | Reply

America NEEDS immigrants, legal or otherwise....
#9 | POSTED BY EBERLY

A lot of Trumpers found that out the hard way when their undocumented employees didn't show up to work.

We're all discovering the need for them as food prices at grocery stores skyrocket.

#12 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-11-12 12:13 PM | Reply

-We're all discovering the need for them as food prices at grocery stores skyrocket.

correct.

Consumers discover it at the store.....Experts discover it way earlier and that's who Newsom is listening to.

#13 | Posted by eberly at 2025-11-12 12:32 PM | Reply

I'm curious......California can't be the only state guilty of this.

What about Texas? Florida? Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois...etc.

#14 | Posted by eberly at 2025-11-12 12:33 PM | Reply

Driverless trucks will Solve all Our problems.

Except the unemployment numbers.

#15 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-11-12 12:38 PM | Reply

Oh lookie. A maga turd desperately trying to shame Newsom.

It's my understanding that the federal government allowed the individuals to receive a work permit which in turn allowed them to obtain a CDL in accordance with California law at the time of initial issuance.

But the biggest difference here is that California admitted to its error and corrected it.

When will Trumpy ever admit his errors and then correct them?

That will happen on the 35th of Nevermind.

#16 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-11-12 01:44 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

More -------- from people that are ok with little girls being raped.

#17 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-11-12 03:09 PM | Reply

As usual your understanding can't read the article to learn anything

#18 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-11-12 03:54 PM | Reply

But the biggest difference here is that California admitted to its error and corrected it.

Seems like CA/Newsom actually lied to you, in an attempt to cover up misdeeds, and you bought the lie and spread it like the virus you are.

#19 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-11-12 03:55 PM | Reply

Re 19

Thanks for your input commie agitator/spy.

I will file it appropriately.

#20 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-11-12 03:59 PM | Reply

#5 | POSTED BY LFTHNDTHRDS

Why is this guy so obsessed with Dick?

#10 | POSTED BY JPW AT 2025-11-12 12:05 PM

Says the -------- who admitted he blacked out at a frat party and the next thing he remembered was a salty taste in his mouth.

#21 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-11-12 04:49 PM | Reply

---- that phony asian bitch

#22 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-11-12 04:51 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

#14 Eberly "However, a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration audit this year revealed that 25% of nondomiciled CDLs were issued out of compliance with federal regulations. The audit found "systemic non-compliance" in California, Colorado, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, and Washington." From the Washington Examiner

#23 | Posted by Petrous at 2025-11-12 06:40 PM | Reply

"The Biden-era sanctuary state policies in California foisted on the state and Americans by Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom have once again collided with federal law " this time on America's highways."

The statement exaggerates the novelty and political attribution of the crisis; the CDL compliance failures are long-standing and multifaceted federal-state regulatory issues, with enforcement actions occurring during Newsom's governorship but rooted in deeper systemic causes.

Systemic issues related to the improper issuance of commercial driver's licenses (CDLs) in California predate Governor Newsom's tenure and have been an ongoing challenge for years. Federal investigations and prosecutions have previously uncovered cases of DMV employees accepting bribes, identity fraud, and widespread failures to verify lawful presence or work authorization for CDL holders in the state. There have been several incidents and audits revealing California's troubles with licensing, including improper verification protocols, record-keeping failures, and compliance gaps that resulted in thousands of ineligible individuals receiving CDLs.[1][4][6]

Similar problems with license issuance have resulted in criminal prosecutions, regulatory crackdowns, and calls for reform and oversight well before the current scandal or Newsom's administration. These ongoing challenges highlight that California's CDL licensing controversies are part of a broader and persistent problem, not simply a recent development.[4][6][1]

[1](www.stl.news)
[2](www.transportation.gov)
[3](www.youtube.com)
[4](www.oig.dot.gov)
[5](www.yahoo.com)
[6](www.justice.gov)
[7](www.dmv.ca.gov)
[8](www.overdriveonline.com)

JFC you cultists are getting lazy! HAHAHAHA!!!

#24 | Posted by rstybeach11 at 2025-11-12 06:51 PM | Reply

-But the biggest difference here is that California admitted to its error and corrected it.

You mean 17,000 errors.

#25 | Posted by eberly at 2025-11-12 07:08 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

You mean 17,000 errors.
#25 | POSTED BY EBERLY

No DonorBot means "admitting" errors before getting caught with 17,000 more errors.

#26 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-11-12 08:08 PM | Reply

Why is this guy so obsessed with Dick?
#10 | POSTED BY JPW

Says the poster that goes on and on about "pieces of ----". I guess you both have your fetishes.

#27 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-11-12 08:09 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

27 | POSTED BY IAMRUNT

Says the loser who lives to suck trump's --------.

#28 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-11-12 08:12 PM | Reply

You mean 17,000 errors.
#25 | Posted by eberly

Error in aggregate, but you knew that, right? HAHAHA!

#29 | Posted by rstybeach11 at 2025-11-12 10:48 PM | Reply

Yes.

As I said earlier, this is evidence that Newsom is actually pro business. He's trying to keep the economy moving.

But the other reason why I jumped into this thread was because we always have these debates about how guilty the employers are of making this mess.

And how nobody understands seemingly why the government doesn't do something about it.

This is why. Quite frankly both the federal and the state governments are 100% complicit in illegal immigration issues and it's why they don't jump on the employers like so many here would hope.

#30 | Posted by eberly at 2025-11-12 11:17 PM | Reply

At OP. The guy you voted for has 34 felonies and is a------------, so kindly STFU!

#31 | Posted by a_monson at 2025-11-12 11:17 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

#31

And he's still your president. Imagine having that type of criminal record and still beating the best thing you've party had to offer. Let that sink in

Democrats didn't want what their own party had to offer. By your logic, Trump is President because of the level of DNC suckage.

#32 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-11-13 08:04 AM | Reply

"According to Duffy..."

LOL!

#33 | Posted by Angrydad at 2025-11-13 08:40 AM | Reply

Because lfthndthrds and Newsmax are liars and idiots:

The licenses were issued when the driver was LEGALLY allowed to be here and get a CDL.

The issue: The license would expire AFTER the legal immigration status expired because the license had a set expiration time and no law pegged it to the expiration of legal immigration status.

The solution: California is REVOKING the licenses early because the drivers no longer have legal immigration status.

CONCLUSION: LFTHNDTHRDS and Newsmax lied.

#34 | Posted by Sycophant at 2025-11-13 12:09 PM | Reply | Funny: 1 | Newsworthy 1

#34 | Posted by Sycophant at 2025-11-13 12:09 PM | Reply | Flag:

California is now revoking the licenses because they got busted in an audit. Not because they're acting in good faith.

#35 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-11-13 12:58 PM | Reply

#34 | Posted by Sycophant at 2025-11-13 12:09 PM | Reply | Flag:
California is now revoking the licenses because they got busted in an audit. Not because they're acting in good faith.

#35 | Posted by lfthndthrds

1. So you admit you were lying about giving CDLs to illegal immigrants.
2. And now you complain that an Audit caused them to catch the error...you know, the WHOLE PURPOSE OF AN AUDIT!

#36 | Posted by Sycophant at 2025-11-13 01:09 PM | Reply

"they got busted in an audit."

It's not that type of audit.

#37 | Posted by Danforth at 2025-11-13 01:12 PM | Reply

When one uses Newsmax as a "source", they have already lost the argument/debate.

#38 | Posted by a_monson at 2025-11-13 01:29 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Here's the AP story, are they tinfoil hatters too?

apnews.com

"After weeks of claiming they did nothing wrong, Gavin Newsom and California have been caught red-handed. Now that we've exposed their lies, 17,000 illegally issued trucking licenses are being revoked," Duffy said, referring to the state's governor. "This is just the tip of iceberg. My team will continue to force California to prove they have removed every illegal immigrant from behind the wheel of semitrucks and school buses."

Newsom's office said that every one of the drivers whose license is being revoked had valid work authorizations from the federal government. At first, his office declined to disclose the exact reason for revoking the licenses, saying only they violated state law. Later, his office revealed the state law it was referring to was one that requires the licenses expire on or before a person's legal status to be in the United State ends, as reported to the DMV.

#39 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-11-13 01:37 PM | Reply

Right now there's 17,000 illegal immigrants with CDLs to drive semis and school busses. Gavin Newsom wants you to believe that every one of those licenses were issued to someone who had authorization to be in this country, but that his state broke their own laws by letting them drive after they were no longer permitted to be here. And I have a bridge for sale...

#40 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-11-13 01:42 PM | Reply

You'd rather these people drive without licenses? Or insurance?

#41 | Posted by truthhurts at 2025-11-13 02:23 PM | Reply

California revokes 17,000 commercial driver's licenses for immigrants
apnews.com

... California plans to revoke 17,000 commercial driver's licenses given to immigrants after discovering the expiration dates went past when the drivers were legally allowed to be in the U.S., state officials said Wednesday.

The announcement follows harsh criticism from the Trump administration about California and other states granting licenses to people in the country illegally. The issue was thrust into the public's consciousness in August, when a tractor-trailer driver not authorized to be in the U.S. made an illegal U-turn and caused a crash in Florida that killed three people. ...

#42 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-11-13 02:33 PM | Reply

You'd rather these people drive without licenses? Or insurance?

#41 | Posted by truthhurts at 2025-11-13 02:23 PM | Reply | Flag:

Where in the ------------- did you come up with that idea??

#43 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-11-13 03:08 PM | Reply

Here's the AP story, are they tinfoil hatters too?
apnews.com

#39 | Posted by lfthndthrds

Look, I know you're a moron so let me help.

The AP is not saying California issued 17,000 illegal CDLs. They are saying Duffy is making that claim.

How stupid are you?

#44 | Posted by Sycophant at 2025-11-13 03:35 PM | Reply

Right now there's 17,000 illegal immigrants with CDLs to drive semis and school busses.

#40 | Posted by lfthndthrds

So what?

1. If they are illegal, no one should hire them unless the Trump Admin isn't punishing employers for hiring people here illegally.
2. And whether they are legal or not at this time has nothing to do with whether they are qualified to safely drive a commercial vehicle.

So...why are you freaking out?

#45 | Posted by Sycophant at 2025-11-13 03:38 PM | Reply

"Argh! Stupid illegal immigrants transporting our food to supermarkets and delivering our children to school and back! Blargh!"

#46 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-11-13 03:51 PM | Reply

- How stupid are you?

How much time ya got?

#47 | Posted by Corky at 2025-11-13 04:05 PM | Reply

Eberly, what makes no sense about employers getting away with hiring illegals, is the form i9.

The government would hit the employer with penalties of they don't have a name and social matching up. The government has to know that the employee has either a false number or is using a number given to them that can't be used for employment.

#48 | Posted by Petrous at 2025-11-13 04:49 PM | Reply

www.cnn.com

The Feds know the I9 has challenges.

#49 | Posted by eberly at 2025-11-13 04:55 PM | Reply