California delays revocations of thousands of commercial driver's licenses after immigrant groups sue
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Key Points:
- California will delay revoking 17,000 commercial driver's licenses until March to allow more time to verify that eligible immigrant truckers and bus drivers can retain their licenses, following a lawsuit filed by immigrant groups.
- U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned California it could lose $160 million in federal funding if it misses the January 5 deadline to revoke licenses from unauthorized immigrants, having already withheld $40 million over enforcement issues.
- The license revocations follow federal pressure after an audit revealed California was not properly verifying immigration status, with concerns heightened by fatal crashes involving unauthorized immigrant drivers.
- Immigrant truck drivers make up about 20% of the workforce but only 5% of commercial licenses, and advocacy groups argue the rev
