Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has announced that the Department of Transportation will revoke $75 million from the state of Pennsylvania if the state does not “immediately revoke” illegally issued commercial driver’s licenses (CDL) that were given to illegal aliens.
This comes after ICE arrested an illegal alien from Uzbekistan with terrorist ties after he was caught driving an 18-wheeler in Kansas using a Pennsylvania-issued CDL, the Gateway Pundit reported.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced this week that the alien, Akhror Bozorov, is “wanted in his origin country for belonging to a terrorist organization” and “is accused of distributing terrorist propaganda calling for jihad online and recruiting terrorists to join the jihad movement.”
“Bozorov illegally entered the United States in February 2023 and was RELEASED into the country by the Biden administration. He was given a commercial driver’s license by Governor Shapiro’s Pennsylvania,” DHS said.
Transportation Secretary Duffy put Shapiro on notice Friday, stating, “Our message to Pennsylvania is simple: immediately stop issuing licenses illegally to dangerous, foreign truck drivers — or we’ll pull $75 million in federal funds.”
Our message to Pennsylvania is simple: immediately stop issuing licenses illegally to dangerous, foreign truck drivers — or we’ll pull $75 million in federal funds.
I won’t stop fighting to keep you and your family safe on our roads. pic.twitter.com/AjLorkfYWP
— Secretary Sean Duffy (@SecDuffy) November 21, 2025
The Department of Transportation’s nationwide audit of states issuing non-domiciled CDLs has exposed a systemic breakdown that is putting every American family at risk on our highways.
A press release from the Department of Transportation reads,
The Department’s nationwide audit exposed that Pennsylvania has issued licenses to ineligible and unqualified foreign drivers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today announced that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) found Pennsylvania violated existing federal safety regulations by issuing non-domiciled commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs) illegally – including to ineligible foreigners without verifying their legal status. The Department will withhold nearly $75 million in federal funding if the state does not immediately revoke these illegally issued licenses and correct dangerous failures USDOT identified in its CDL program.
ICE’s recent arrest of a suspected terrorist illegally in our country who was issued a license in Pennsylvania just this summer underscores the importance of the Secretary’s nationwide audit of non-domiciled CDLs, which commenced in June.
“Under President Trump, this Department is taking every measure to ensure dangerous foreign drivers aren’t illegally operating 40-ton vehicles on American roads,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy. “Joe Biden allowed tens of millions of illegals to pour into our country through open borders, including a suspected terrorist who Pennsylvania then allowed to get behind the wheel of a semitruck. I will continue to fight to get these dangerous drivers off our roads to protect American families and support our national security.”
In FMCSA’s review of Pennsylvania’s non-domiciled CDL issuance practices, FMCSA found numerous failures by Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) including:
- Issuing non-domiciled CDLs with an expiration date that extended well beyond the driver’s authorized stay in the United States
- Failing to require any proof of lawful presence before issuing a CDL
USDOT is now demanding that Pennsylvania take the following corrective measures to avoid funding being withheld:
- Immediately pause the issuance of all new, renewed, transferred, or upgraded non-domiciled CDLs or commercial learner’s permits (CLPs).
- Conduct a comprehensive internal audit to identify every non-domiciled license that was issued in violation of federal regulations and the policies, practices, and procedures that allowed for the issuance of non-compliant licenses.
- Void or rescind all unexpired, noncompliant licenses and remove unqualified drivers from the road.
The release further references Trump’s April executive order, titled “Enforcing Commonsense Rules of the Road for America’s Truck Drivers,” and his March executive order, titled “Designating English as the Official Language of the United States.”
Duffy previously threatened California Governor Gavin Newsom, labeling his state “the worst offender when it comes to trucking licenses,” with “more than 25% of non-domiciled CDLs” issued illegally. He further threatened to revoke federal funding if Newsom does not follow the law.
“California has 30 days to fix this,” Duffy said providing receipts of the illegal drivers during a news conference in September.
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