Judge quashes DHS' subpoenas seeking states' commercial driver's license records
A federal judge threw a wrench in the Department of Homeland Security's plans to scour the nation's truck drivers for illegal immigrants, ruling Tuesday that DHS' subpoena seeking information from states' driver's license databases was improper.
TL;DR
- A federal judge ruled against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
- The ruling concerns DHS' plans to obtain information from states' driver's license databases.
- DHS had sought to use subpoenas to access this data to identify illegal immigrants among truck drivers.
- The judge deemed the DHS' subpoena improper.