Hundreds of thousands of truckers could be removed from American roads under the Trump administration's newly aggressive enforcement and safety campaign.
President Donald Trump on Jan 24 brought new attention to his administration's crackdown by highlighting the catastrophic injuries of young Dalilah Coleman, who was severely injured when the car she was riding in was hit by a foreign-born truck driver speeding through a construction zone in California.
Coleman, who was 5 at the time, attended the State of the Union speech on Feb. 24 as a guest of Trump, who noted she has a traumatic brain injury and cerebral palsy as a result of the crash.
"Many, if not most, illegal aliens do not speak English and cannot read even the most basic road signs," Trump said during his address. "That's why tonight, I'm calling on Congress to pass what we will call the 'Dalilah Law,' barring any state from granting commercial drivers licenses to illegal aliens."
According to federal officials, the trucker who hit her family's car had crossed into the United States from Mexico in 2022, was released by the Biden administration and ultimately acquired a commercial driver's license (CDL) from California.
