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Josh Brecheen: “50% of those who have obtained a CDL in the state of New…”

Featuring: Josh Brecheen, Republican | U.S. House Oklahoma, 2nd Congressional District

Josh Brecheen Leads House Homeland Security Committee Hearing On CDL Issuance & Illegal Immigrations

Published March 4, 2026 | Video Starts at 56:00

Get them through the border, get them an EAD issued, they go to the school and get this certificate and then go to a state. 870,000 new CDLs issued under Biden's first year. The fact that we know 50% of those who have obtained a CDL in the state of New York are fraudulently, they are illegally here, they are not in compliance. 50% of what New York has issued. 17,000 people with CDLs have been granted them in violation of federal statute in the state of California. (56:00–56:11)

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Asserts that 50% of CDL holders in New York are illegally present and not in compliance.

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“In Illinois, 1 in 5 non domicile CDLs failed to meet federal standards.”
Josh Brecheen Leads House Homeland Security Committee Hearing On CDL Issuance & Illegal Immigrations | Uploaded March 4, 2026 | 06:47-06:53
“Last November, the Department of Transportation found that California had illegally issued 17,000 non domiciled CDLs.”
Josh Brecheen Leads House Homeland Security Committee Hearing On CDL Issuance & Illegal Immigrations | Uploaded March 4, 2026 | 06:52-07:03
“A 2025 audit by FMCSA found that over 50% of the non-domiciled CDLs issued by the State of New York were in violation of federal law.”
Josh Brecheen Leads House Homeland Security Committee Hearing On CDL Issuance & Illegal Immigrations | Uploaded March 4, 2026 | 07:09-07:21
“In 2025 alone, at least 17 fatal crashes resulting in 30 deaths were caused by illegal aliens driving commercial vehicles with CDLs.”
Josh Brecheen Leads House Homeland Security Committee Hearing On CDL Issuance & Illegal Immigrations | Uploaded March 4, 2026 | 07:27-07:37
“President Biden claimed to have created more than 870,000 new CDL non-domicile CDL holders in his first year in office.”
Josh Brecheen Leads House Homeland Security Committee Hearing On CDL Issuance & Illegal Immigrations | Uploaded March 4, 2026 | 09:37-09:49
“The purpose of this hearing is to examine how the issuance of non domiciled commercial driver's licenses to individuals who are unlawfully…”
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“This falls within our jurisdiction as a committee.”
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“DHS plays a critical role in granting work authorizations and immigration benefits through U.S. citizenship and Immigration Services.”
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“Since September of 2025, ICE has partnered with state highway patrol agencies in several states to conduct joint enforcement operations…”
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“Some states have issued CDLs clearly fail basic verification safeguards, including an instance where the ID listed its holder as quote, no…”
Josh Brecheen Leads House Homeland Security Committee Hearing On CDL Issuance & Illegal Immigrations | Uploaded March 4, 2026 | 03:17-03:28
“The Real ID act of 2005 passed following the recommendations of the 911 Commission.”
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“The FMCSA requires that for a state to issue a non domiciled CDL, they must require the individual be legally present in the United States.”
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“Recent Department of Transportation audits have revealed alarming failures by many states to comply with these requirements.”
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“The Trump administration has been working diligently to combat this issue, taking several critical steps in recent months to restore…”
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“The Department of Transportation significantly tightens eligibility standards for receiving non-domiciled commercial driver's licenses.”
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“The Department of Homeland Security has increased its coordination with many states looking to crack down on illegal aliens driving…”
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“Oklahoma passed the Oklahoma Secure Roads and Safe Trucking act, which increases the threshold of non-domiciled CDLs.”
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“500 people were positioned to be removed found in a September analyzation of way stations Western Oklahoma I 40 of being in violation of…”
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“On February 13th of 2026, the Department of Transportation did issue a final rule that will restrict the issuance of non-domicile CDLs to…”
Josh Brecheen Leads House Homeland Security Committee Hearing On CDL Issuance & Illegal Immigrations | Uploaded March 4, 2026 | 52:33-52:43
“870,000 new CDLs issued under Biden's first year.”
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“17,000 people with CDLs have been granted them in violation of federal statute in the state of California.”
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“Federal highway funds could be your loss.”
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“The federal law has to be followed because national security is at risk here as well.”
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“Sheriff Del Toro is the individual who made the U-turn. He was here illegally, he failed his commercial driver's license 10 times in a…”
Josh Brecheen Leads House Homeland Security Committee Hearing On CDL Issuance & Illegal Immigrations | Uploaded March 4, 2026 | 1:05:38-1:05:54
“New York, who's failing 50% of their CDL non-domiciled, we know are here illegally.”
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“These are the individuals you all found that were operating with these commercial truck drivers. India, Ubekistan, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan…”
Josh Brecheen Leads House Homeland Security Committee Hearing On CDL Issuance & Illegal Immigrations | Uploaded March 4, 2026 | 1:07:02-1:07:21
“It's not just CDL mills that they're gaming how you can actually obtain a CDL.”
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“It's also the potential of when you go to a weigh station, which I've had to do to present your insurance verification.”
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“It's also those that would game the system, that would undermine legal process of being legally operational and find foreign actors to work…”
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