January 23, 2026
A federal judge rejected a local trucking group's bid to force California to lift its freeze on immigrant truck driver's licenses, saying the Golden State cannot run afoul of federal mandates in a way that would jeopardize highway funding or risk the state's licensing program getting decertified altogether.
January 08, 2026
A group representing Chinese American truckers sued the Trump administration Wednesday, alleging the sweeping federal crackdown on immigrant truck drivers has forced California to freeze issuing or renewing all nondomiciled commercial driver's licenses, including those for qualified drivers with lawful status who are being deprived of due process.