Supreme Court rejects Florida's lawsuit over immigrant driver's licenses
The Supreme Court declined to hear Florida's case against California and Washington regarding commercial driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants. The lawsuit was linked to a fatal crash in Florida. (sources: pbs, nytimes, scotusblog, cbsnews, abcnews)
Florida sought to challenge the issuance of commercial driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants by California and Washington. The Supreme Court's decision means the lawsuit will not proceed.
- Florida officials claimed that the licenses were improperly granted to an immigrant involved in a fatal crash.
- The Supreme Court's rejection of the case prevents Florida from pursuing legal action against the two states.
Why it matters
The ruling addresses the legal authority of states to issue driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants.
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3 bills on this issue are moving right now — and the most active one is HR5688: Non-Domiciled CDL Integrity Act.
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If passed, it would:
- Limit when states would issue CDLs to people domiciled in a foreign jurisdiction • Cap non-domiciled CDLs to short durations and require states to retain and furnish issuance records upon request.
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This story is about Supreme Court rejects Florida's bid to sue Western states over commercial driver's licenses for immigrants. This bill would Restrict CDL eligibility to U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, or people authorized by USCIS to work in a job that includes driving.
If passed, it would
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If passed, it would
- Condition state CDL issuance/renewal on verifying the applicant’s authorization to be employed in the U.S • Shift the debate from state-by-state policy to a uniform federal verification requirement tied to CDL issuance.
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