Texas stopped issuing commercial driver licenses (CDL) for certain immigrant truckers Monday, following the federal government’s lead after an emergency rule change by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration .

The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) announced it would stop issuing or renewing CDLs for “non-citizens who are refugees, asylees or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients” in a press release.

The press release said that change would also extend to commercial learners permits for these groups of immigrants. Refugees , those granted asylum or DACA recipients who applied or have a pending CDL will not be allowed to continue that process.

“Customers with a pending issuance will not be allowed to continue any written or skills testing until t

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