Newsom accused of 'lying' after California delays revoking 17,000 migrant commercial truck licenses following deadly crashes
Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy accused Governor Newsom of 'lying' over having reached an extension for drivers' licenses given to illegal migrants.
Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy said Gavin Newsom was 'lying' after the liberal California governor delayed revoking 17,000 commercial drivers' licenses to illegal migrants.
Duffy and Newsom have been feuding about the licenses for several months, after multiple violent incidents allegedly involving illegal aliens, including an October crash where three people died in a horrific highway collision.
After Duffy threatened to yank $160million in funding for the Golden State, Newsom appeared to relent, announcing the licenses would be taken away in mid-November, with a deadline set for this Monday, January 5.
However, the California DMV announced this week that the cancelation date of the licenses had been extended to March 6, claiming they had to work with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to 'resolve their concerns' with the DMV licensing process.
The state's announcement argued that the extension 'allows the parties to find a solution that permits drivers to remain working to serve our communities.'
California was also facing a class action lawsuit filed by the Asian Law Caucus, Sikh Coalition, and Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP on behalf of five drivers who were losing their licenses, FOX 26 reported.
However, Secretary Duffy denied any extension had been reached and called out Newsom on social media.
'Gavin Newsom is lying. The deadline to revoke illegally issued, unvetted foreign trucker licenses is still January 5,' he wrote.
The California DMV announced this week that the cancelation date of the licenses had been extended to March 6
Duffy and Newsom have been feuding about the licenses for several months, after multiple violent incidents
'California does NOT have an “extension” to keep breaking the law and putting Americans at risk on the roads. Miss the deadline, Gavin, and the @USDOT will act — including cutting nearly $160 million in federal funding.'
Back in November, Newsom's team initially refused to explain why they were revoking the licenses and made a vague mention of merely breaking state law, PBS reported, before admitting that the documents are supposed to expire when a person's legal status changes.