California DMV Admits to Illegally Issuing 17,000 Commercial Licenses to “Dangerous Foreign Drivers”

[rangerrebew]

California DMV Admits to Illegally Issuing 17,000 Commercial Licenses to “Dangerous Foreign Drivers”
by Jim Hᴏft Nov. 12, 2025 6:20 pm669 Comments
 
California’s Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has confessed to illegally handing out 17,000 non-domiciled Commercial Driver’s Licenses (CDLs) to dangerous foreign drivers who have no business operating massive semitrucks or school buses on American roads.

According to U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean P. Duffy, the discovery came as part of an ongoing audit by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA).

According to the Department of Transportation, each of the 17,000 non-domiciled CDL holders has been issued notice that their license will expire within 60 days, as it no longer meets federal requirements.

FMCSA is now requiring the California DMV to hand over a full audit of all non-domiciled CDLs to verify that every unlawfully issued license is revoked and that the state corrects the systemic failures that allowed this fraud to occur.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/11/california-dmv-admits-illegally-issuing-17000-commercial-licenses/

[rangerrebew]

It seems one of two things happened.  Either there were a whole bunch of licenses with no pictures or applications for licenses were mailed to the state with pictures included.  It is hard to convince me that all those 17,000 non-residents who got a license, showed up in person.