Non-Domiciled News Updates

Tennessee is asking 8,000 commercial driver license holders to provide proof of citizenship after an audit by the state’s Department of Safety and Homeland Security.

The latest enforcement action from Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy against a state over issuance of non-domiciled CDLs included a familiar list of alleged offenses.

North Carolina is the ninth state to be targeted since Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy launched the review last year to make sure only qualified drivers hold licenses to drive trucks.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is withholding nearly $160 million from California for failing to revoke more than 17,000 illegally issued non-domiciled CDLs by the Jan. 5 deadline.

The U.S. Postal Service is cutting ties with drivers who hold non-domiciled commercial driver licenses and have not been subjected to careful internal vetting, the agency said.

An audit of states’ processes and procedures for granting non-domiciled commercial driver licenses and commercial learner’s permits was launched by DOT Secretary Sean Duffy in June.

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis called it a case of “crossed wires,” saying the state has “finished the investigation and we are conducting a final review of the findings."

The FBI has been working with TIA to streamline relaying of information and reports from TIA members about cargo theft activity, both traditional and more sophisticated.

California is suing the U.S. Transportation Department over the permanent loss of more than $33 million in safety grants tied to English-language rules for truck drivers.

The 2025 crackdown reflects a federal shift that more tightly links commercial driver licensing and English-language standards with immigration enforcement and roadway safety.