Supreme Court rejects Florida's attempt to sue California and Washington over immigrant truck drivers
Washington — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected Florida's bid to file a lawsuit against Washington and California for allegedly providing commercial driver's licenses to truck drivers who are in the U.S. illegally and not proficient in English.
TL;DR
- The Supreme Court rejected Florida's lawsuit against California and Washington.
- Florida accused the two states of issuing commercial driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants not proficient in English.
- A fatal crash in Florida involving an Indian national, Harjinder Singh, who obtained his license from California and Washington, prompted the lawsuit.
- California and Washington officials denied Florida's claims, stating they follow federal and state regulations for issuing licenses.
- Justices Thomas and Alito dissented, believing the Supreme Court should hear suits between states.
- The Department of Transportation has previously taken steps to address states issuing licenses to immigrant truck drivers.
- President Trump signed an executive order in April 2025 reinforcing English proficiency requirements for commercial truck drivers.