200,000 immigrant truck drivers set to lose CDL eligibility amid safety crackdown | The Post Millennial | thepostmillennial.com

Under the rule, non-citizens, including asylum seekers, refugees, and recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), will no longer be eligible to obtain CDLs. - The Post Millennial

Under the rule, non-citizens, including asylum seekers, refugees, and recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), will no longer be eligible to obtain CDLs, even if they are legally authorized to work in the United States. 

• Those who already hold licenses will not be able to renew them as they expire. 
• Federal data indicates that about 200,000 immigrants currently hold CDLs, accounting for roughly 5 percent of all commercial truck drivers nationwide...