Indiana strips nearly 1,800 noncitizens of CDLs

Almost 1,800 noncitizen truck and bus drivers without specific employment-based visas lost their CDL licenses Wednesday as a new statutory ban took effect.

By: Leslie Bonilla Muñiz

Outlets: Indiana Capital Chronicle

Published: April 2, 2026

Words: 455

Last Updated: 3 months, 2 weeks ago

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Almost 1,800 noncitizen truck and bus drivers without specific employment-based visas lost their commercial driver’s licenses Wednesday as a new statutory ban — inspired by recent traffic fatalities — took effect.

“Too many of these illegal drivers have killed innocent people and made our roads less safe,” Rep. Jim Pressel, the law’s author, said in a news release.

“Indiana is taking a stand to protect Hoosiers against these dangerous drivers who are exploiting our laws …

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