The U.S. Transportation Department said Friday it was issuing an emergency regulation to drastically restrict commercial driver licenses to non-U.S. citizens after a fatal crash in Florida and a government audit.

Non-citizens will not be eligible for a truck-driving license unless they meet new stricter rules, including an employment-based visa, and undergo a mandatory federal immigration status check. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is also launching an enforcement action against California , requiring it to pause issuing some commercial driver licenses to non-U.S. citizens. Duffy said “licenses to operate a massive, 80,000-pound truck are being issued to dangerous foreign drivers – often times illegally.”

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