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Texas halts commercial drivers licenses for many immigrants

DACA recipients, refugees and asylum recipients will no longer be able to receive or renew commercial licenses, the Department of Public Safety announced.

Commercial trucks wait to be inspected by Texas Department of Public Safety troopers at an inspection station near the Veterans International Bridge in Brownsville on May 5, 2023.

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