California to Revoke 17,000 Driver Licenses of Immigrants

California is facing scrutiny after announcing it will revoke 17,000 commercial driver’s licenses issued to immigrants whose legal status in the U.S. had expired. The decision comes after criticism from federal officials, including Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, who called California’s previous defense of its licensing standards “improper.” This issue gained national attention following a deadly tractor-trailer crash in Florida caused by a driver not authorized to be in the U.S.