Supreme Court Rejects Florida Bid To Sue Over Immigrant Truck Licenses
The Supreme Court on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, refused Florida's request to file an original lawsuit against California and Washington over commercial driver's licenses issued to immigrant truck drivers.[1]
Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito dissented and said they would have allowed Florida to sue.[1] The U.S. Department of Transportation has sought to withhold federal highway funding from states it says improperly issued commercial licenses to immigrant drivers.[1]
Florida tied its complaint to an August 2025 fatal crash involving Harjinder Singh, an Indian national who crossed from Mexico and allegedly could not read road signs.[1] Singh faces criminal charges in the crash and has pleaded not guilty.[1] California said Singh received a non-domiciled commercial license only after providing a federally verified employment authorization document and passing required English testing.[1] Washington told the court Singh did not hold a valid Washington commercial driver's license at the time of the crash and called Florida's move a political stunt.[1]
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- On Tuesday, May 26, 2026, the Supreme Court refused Florida's request to file an original lawsuit against California and Washington over commercial driver's licenses for immigrant truckers.
- Florida tied its complaint to an August 2025 fatal crash involving Harjinder Singh, an Indian national who crossed from Mexico and allegedly could not read road signs; he faces criminal charges and has pleaded not guilty.
- California said Singh received a non-domiciled commercial license only after providing a federally verified employment authorization document and passing required English testing.
- Washington told the court Singh did not hold a valid Washington commercial driver's license at the time of the Florida crash and called Florida's move a political stunt.
- Justices Thomas and Alito dissented from the denial, saying they would have allowed Florida to sue.
- The U.S. Department of Transportation has sought to withhold federal funding from states that will not cancel commercial licenses it says were improperly issued to immigrant drivers.
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