Texas has stopped granting commercial driver licenses to DACA recipients, refugees and people granted asylum, the state Department of Public Safety announced Monday.

Effective immediately, the agency will no longer issue, renew or reissue commercial driver licenses (CDLs) or commercial learner permits (CLPs) for people without legal status who are refugees, asylees or recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, also known as DACA. CDLs are typically required to operate large commercial vehicles like semi-trailer trucks and buses.

The department said pending applications in those categories will not move forward, and applicants will be barred from completing written or skills testing until services are reinstated.

The move comes days after a federal emergency rule tightened C

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