Truck drivers say ‘racism’ behind Trump administration’s license restrictions on immigrants
by Michael Sainato from US news | The Guardian on (#75W8N)
Rule prevents many immigrant truckers from renewing driver's license - even if they've driven legally for years
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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