Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced new regulations for commercial licenses after a series of deadly crashes. (St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office; Eric Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
"Licenses to operate a massive, 80,000-pound truck are being issued to dangerous foreign drivers — often times illegally. This is a direct threat to the safety of every family on the road, and I won’t stand for it," Duffy said in a statement. "Today’s actions will prevent unsafe foreign drivers from renewing their license and hold states accountable to immediately invalidate improperly issued licenses."
The Transportation Department said Friday that, in its audit, the FMCSA discovered noncompliance in several states, noting that the "most egregious" case was that of California. CDLs were allegedly issued to drivers who were ineligible and drivers whose licenses were valid after their lawful presence in the U.S. expired. The department said this was due to weak oversight, insufficient training and programming errors.
Body camera video shows Harjinder Singh holding paperwork as a New Mexico State Police officer issues him a speeding ticket during a July 3 traffic stop. (New Mexico State Police )
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While California was singled out in the department’s statement, Duffy urged all governors to fix their non-domiciled CDL issuing systems immediately.
"You do not want the blood of more traffic deaths on your hands, governors," Duffy said at a news conference on Friday.
Fox News Digital reached out to California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office for comment.
Rachel Wolf is a breaking news writer for Fox News Digital and FOX Business.
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