California revokes 17,000 driver's licenses. But the state disputes it is over immigration concerns

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El secretario de Transporte estadounidense Sean Duffy habla al lado del vicepresidente JD Vance afuera de la Casa Blanca en Washington, el 30 de octubre del 2025. (AP foto/Jacquelyn Martin)

California plans to revoke 17,000 commercial driver’s licenses given to immigrants after the Trump administration raised concerns about people in the country illegally receiving licenses to drive a semitruck or a bus. But Gov. Gavin Newsom said that isn't the reason.

Newsom said the revocations are for violations of state law, but he didn’t provide specifics.

The Democratic governor's office said the unspecified violations were of state laws that were in place before the Republican Trump Administration recently tightened rules following