FAFO: Trump Admin PULLS $73M From New York For Refusing to Revoke Illegal Trucking Licenses

Far too many innocent Americans have lost their lives or been severely injured in accidents caused by foreign truck drivers — many of whom don’t even speak enough English to read road signs!

Thankfully, the Trump administration is taking long overdue action to make our roads safe again.

Over the last year or so, the Transportation Department has been cracking down on licenses unlawfully granted to illegal immigrants.

Many states are happy to work with the department to revoke the licenses of illegal aliens.

However, a few states — including New York — are refusing to comply.

As a result, over $73 million in federal funds are now being cut to the state!

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced on X:

🚨I’m pulling $73 MILLION in federal highway grants from New York until the state follows OUR RULES and makes sure foreign truckers are VETTED and QUALIFIED 🚨@USDOT will not fund Governor Hochul’s dangerous anti-American policies. Full stop.https://t.co/HhIvF39Qj6

— Secretary Sean Duffy (@SecDuffy) April 16, 2026

Democrats will never learn until there are consequences.

Now, the Trump administration is hitting them where it hurts…

After all, if a state won’t comply with an incredibly important public safety initiative, why should they get any help from the federal government?

In an appearance on Fox News, Sean Duffy provided more information on why New York is losing millions of dollars in federal funding.

Watch that clip here:

🚨 JUST IN: The Trump admin has just informed New York they're PULLING $73 MILLION from New York for failing to REVOKE trucking licenses from illegals

53% of licenses issued VIOLATED federal law

DOT will BAR NY from issuing ANY CDLs if they still refuse to comply, per… pic.twitter.com/6xkuYtiEjU

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) April 16, 2026

Backup here if needed:

JUST IN: The Trump admin has just informed New York they’re PULLING $73 MILLION from New York for failing to REVOKE trucking licenses from illegals

53% of licenses issued VIOLATED federal law

DOT will BAR NY from issuing ANY CDLs if they still refuse to comply, per Secretary Duffy, as New York has issued 32,000 licenses to foreigners, and those drivers go to OTHER STATES.

GREAT start! 👏🏻

New York is not the only state defying orders to revoke the licenses of illegal alien truck drivers.

They are also not the only state to lose a significant amount of federal dollars because of it.

NBC New York noted:

The federal government has reviewed records related to these non-domiciled CDLs in every state since Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy put a spotlight on this issue after an August crash in Florida that killed three people. Most states have either complied or are in negotiations with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, but California has lost $200 million. Several other states — including Pennsylvania, Minnesota and North Carolina — have been warned they are at risk of losing some funding.

“I promised the American people I would hold any state leader accountable for failing to keep them safe from unvetted, unqualified foreign drivers. I’m delivering on that promise today,” Duffy said.

Duffy has said that immigrants account for about 20% of all truck drivers nationwide, but these non-domiciled licenses immigrants can receive only represent about 5% of all commercial driver’s licenses or about 200,000 drivers. New York issued 32,606 of them. New rules the Transportation Department has announced will prevent 97% of those foreign drivers from getting a commercial license again.

New York officials have defended their licensing practices and said they are complying with federal law and that audits during the first Trump administration supported that.

Great work, Secretary Duffy!

Hold them all accountable — and, get these dangerous illegal immigrants off of our roads!