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"What New York does is if an applicant comes in and they have a work authorization — for 30 days, 60 days, one year — New York automatically issues them an eight-year commercial driver’s license," Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on Friday during a press conference at DOT headquarters, adding "That's contrary to law."
"But we also found that New York many times won’t even verify whether they have a work authorization, they have a visa, or they’re in the country legally.
"So they’re just giving eight-year commercial driver’s licenses to people who are coming through their DMV and sending them out on American roadways — and again they’re endangering the lives of American families."
Duffy's warning came after the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration analyzed 200 non-domiciled commercial driver's licenses (CDLs) issued by the New York DMV, and found that 107 were issued illegally. >DOT Finds Half Of NY Commercial Drivers Are Illegals, Threatens To Pull $73 Million In Federal Funding
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DOT officials are also investigating whether a Chinese national accused of causing a fatal pileup in Tennessee was illegally issued a CDL by New York State.
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