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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Michael Sainato

Truck drivers say ‘racism’ behind Trump administration’s license restrictions on immigrants

A roadway full of commercial tractor trailers
Trucks line up to enter a shipping berth at the port of Oakland on 28 January 2026 in California. Photograph: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Nearly 200,000 US truck drivers are at risk of losing their commercial driver’s licenses after the US Department of Transportation (DOT) issued a new rule that disqualifies many foreign-born truck drivers from getting or renewing their licenses.

Tens of thousands of immigrant drivers are stuck in a limbo after the rule took effect in March, and lawsuits challenging the rule are still being reviewed by federal courts.

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