Duffy threatens Minnesota’s CDL program over weak compliance

Published December 2, 2025 11:47am ET



Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy threatened to withhold federal funding from Minnesota and decertify the state’s commercial driver license program on Monday after a September audit found that the state vaguely complied with federal laws.

The audit alleged that the Minnesota Department of Public Safety’s Driver and Vehicle Services issued nondomiciled CDLs that extend beyond the expiration of drivers lawfully present in the United States and to drivers without verifying their legal status.

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