0:00 0:00 1x

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here .

Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy threatens to withhold $73 million in highway funds from New York over how it issues commercial licenses to immigrants.

Federal investigators found more than half of reviewed licenses were issued improperly, with many valid for eight years regardless of when work permits expire.

New York is the fourth Democratic state targeted in Duffy’s audit push; no Republican-led states have faced similar scrutiny despite the nationwide review.

New York routinely issues commercial driver’s licenses to immigrants that may be valid long after they are legally authorized to be in the country, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Friday. He threatened

See Full Page