WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Friday that the federal government is tightening its rules for foreign truck drivers and is pursuing enforcement actions against California for noncompliance in issuing commercial driver’s licenses. He called the process for granting licenses to foreign-born drivers “100% broken" and a threat to public safety.

“The current federal regulations are allowing dangerous, unqualified drivers on American roadways,” Duffy said after detailing several fatal crashes involving foreign-born truck drivers this year. “This means that even when the rules are being followed, dangerous individuals who shouldn’t be near a big rig are getting behind the wheel and causing crashes on our roadways.”

Citing “deeply flawed” eligibility requirements for forei

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