Gavin Newsoms CA Tries to Keep unlawfuls on the

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy hammered California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) on Tuesday, accusing him of mendacity about a supposed extension for revoking 1000’s of industrial driver’s licenses (CDLs) issued to non-citizens.

Duffy has long been attempting to crack down on the apply of issuing CDLs to truckers who, at instances, wrestle to perceive English or read basic street indicators. As common sense would dictate, having such drivers on the street is a harmful (and sometimes lethal) proposition. 

The Secretary’s fiery retort follows a report that the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) was granting a 60-day extension to roughly 17,000 non-domiciled CDL holders. That would push the revocation deadline from January 5, 2026, to March 6, 2026.

The DMV cited a need for further time to reissue corrected licenses to eligible drivers and referenced a pending class-action lawsuit filed by advocacy teams.

But lo, Duffy chimed in on social media, suggesting the Golden State cannot merely lengthen deadlines without approval from his division.

“Gavin Newsom is lying,” he wrote on X. “The deadline to revoke illegally issued, unvetted foreign trucker licenses is still January 5. California does NOT have an ‘extension’ to keep breaking the law and putting Americans at risk on the roads.”

Gavin Newsom is mendacity. The deadline to revoke illegally issued, unvetted overseas trucker licenses is still January 5.

California does NOT have an “extension” to keep breaking the law and placing Americans at risk on the roads.

Miss the deadline, Gavin, and the @USDOT will act —…

— Secretary Sean Duffy (@SecDuffy) December 31, 2025

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Wait, you imply to inform me that you may’t just merely make up new guidelines out of skinny air? Who knew? Maybe the Brylcreem seeping into Gavin’s dome is finally beginning to clog up his cognitive talents.

To be honest, the report only cites the motion as being tried by the of us at the DMV; it doesn’t point out Newsom is behind the extension.

The dispute stems from a 2025 Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) audit that discovered systemic errors in California’s non-domiciled CDL program. Those included licenses with expiration dates extending past drivers’ lawful U.S. presence or work authorizations.

Just last month, Duffy yanked an astonishing 17,000 unlawful truckers’ licenses in Newsom’s state.

“After weeks of claiming they did nothing unsuitable, Gavin Newsom and California have been caught red-handed. Now that we’ve uncovered their lies, 17,000 illegally issued trucking licenses are being revoked,” he said at the time. “This is just the tip of the iceberg. My team will continue to force California to prove they have removed every illegal immigrant from behind the wheel of semitrucks and school buses.”

BREAKING: California admits they illegally issued 17,000 non-domiciled Commercial Driver’s Licenses to “dangerous foreign drivers.”

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says he’s revoking all of them.

Democrats gave CDLs to foreigners who don’t communicate English or perceive our… pic.twitter.com/wpZhCIYmKx

— Libs of TikTook (@libsoftiktok) November 12, 2025

17,000 is an terrible lot of unlawful drivers on the street, particularly when you contemplate the devastating influence just one can inflict on the American people.

Consider the case of Harjinder Singh, a 28-year-old unlawful from India, who drives home the level that issuing licenses to felony aliens is a dangerous thought. Singh obtained CDLs in Washington and California despite failing his data check 10 instances. He also failed to cross an English proficiency evaluation.

Singh is alleged to have precipitated a deadly crash on the Florida Turnpike by making an unlawful U-turn with his semi-truck, killing three people in a minivan. He was arrested on three counts of vehicular murder and manslaughter.

BREAKING: It’s now being reported that Harjinder Singh entered the U.S. illegally in 2018 after crossing the Mexico border and later obtained a Commercial Driver’s License in California pic.twitter.com/DUFhrOonBJ

— Unlimited L’s (@unlimited_ls) August 17, 2025

unlawfully licensed in Newsom’s California. Three lifeless Americans all the means across the nation because of it.

Singh’s case led to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) launching Operation Highway Sentinel, which led to the arrest of over 100 unlawful alien truck drivers on California highways.

Duffy warned Newsom and the state DMV that if they fail to meet the January fifth deadline, the USDOT will cut off almost $160 million in federal funding.

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