A federal appeals court blocked the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) new rules that would restrict migrants from being able to obtain commercial drivers licenses.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Washington, D.C. Circuit ruled that the DOT, under DOT Secretary Sean Duffy, “didn’t follow proper procedure in drafting the rule” and that a “satisfactory explanation” for how the rule “would promote safety,” was not provided, according to the Associated Press.

Per the outlet:

The court said the federal government didn’t follow proper procedure in drafting the rule and failed to “articulate a satisfactory explanation for how the rule would promote safety.” The court said the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s own data shows that immigrants who hold these licenses account for

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