FMCSA’s Non-Domiciled CDL Crackdown Is Facing Multiple Lawsuits Here Is What Affected Drivers Need to Know
FMCSA’s non-domiciled CDL rule, which took effect on March 16, 2026, aimed to take approximately 200,000 CDL holders off the road. Under the rule, an Employment Authorization Document (EAD) is no longer enough to obtain a non-domiciled CDL. Asylum seekers, asylees, refugees, and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients are ineligible. Multiple federal lawsuits…
