A lawsuit released Thursday by Uthmeier's office alleges that California and Washington have not complied with federal safety and immigration-status requirements in issuing commercial driver's licenses. It contends California and Washington "chose to ignore these standards and authorize illegal immigrants without proper training or the ability to read road signs to drive commercial motor vehicles."
The issue of undocumented truck drivers has drawn national attention since semi-tractor-trailer driver Harjinder Singh, a native of India, was arrested in August after a crash that allegedly stemmed from him attempting a U-turn on the turnpike in St. Lucie County. The crash resulted in three deaths.
In August, U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said California, Washington and New Mexico would lose federal money if they did not enforce English-language proficiency requirements for commercial truck drivers. On Wednesday, he announced withholding about $40 million from California because of the issue.
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The move came amid high-profile disputes between the Trump administration and California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom about immigration-enforcement issues.
The lawsuit contends that federal requirements preempt California and Washington laws that have prevented inquiring about the immigration status of people seeking commercial driver's licenses. Also, the lawsuit alleges that "California's and Washington's negligence and willful disregard of federal licensing standards pose an actionable public nuisance."
In part, the lawsuit seeks injunctions "ordering California and Washington and their agents to cease the issuance of commercial learner's permits and CDLs (commercial driver's licenses) to applicants who are not United States citizens or lawful permanent residents."
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