Overview
- The Department of Homeland Security’s Homeland Security Investigations will work with the Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and state and local police to examine roughly 75 entry‑level commercial driver training schools.
- The joint announcement on July 16 said the schools were flagged for alleged fraud including improper driver certifications, falsified training records, and failing to properly train applicants seeking commercial driver’s licenses.
- Officials described the probe as focused on possible issuance of non‑domiciled CDLs to foreign nationals and said HSI will act as a ‘force multiplier’ for ongoing DOT enforcement efforts.
- Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy cited agency enforcement actions over the past year, including agency claims of thousands of drivers removed, tens of thousands of licenses canceled, and thousands of training programs purged, while no specific schools or criminal charges have been made public yet.
- Right‑leaning outlets led initial coverage and officials referenced prior high‑profile crashes when explaining the push, so independent reporting will be needed to confirm allegations, identify named schools, and track any prosecutions or regulatory outcomes.