Foreign truck drivers in US remain a top target of the Trump administration

Published July 13, 2026 12:51pm ET



The transportation sector’s trucking industry is increasingly the focus of the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration as the federal government targets foreign commercial drivers nationwide.

While President Donald Trump’s first term focused heavily on border security, his second term has examined how illegal immigration affects business, healthcare, education, and crime — and his administration is implementing plans to disincentivize illegal immigration by targeting programs that have attracted it.

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