From the Daily Wire: The Department of Transportation is giving Minnesota an ultimatum, The Daily Wire can first report: revoke illegally issued licenses given to non-domiciled commercial drivers, or face losing over $30 million in federal highway funding.
A Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration audit found that one-third of Minnesota’s non-domiciled commercial driver’s licenses were issued illegally, the Transportation Department shared with The Daily Wire. Minnesota will be given 30 days to revoke the illegally issued licenses, Duffy says, or else it will pay a significant price.
“Our audit exposes yet another example of foreigners taking advantage of Minnesota services under Governor Walz’s watch,” U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy explained. “Minnesota failed to follow the law and illegally doled out trucking licenses to unsafe, unqualified non-citizens — endangering American families on the road. That abuse stops now under the Trump Administration.”
“The Department will withhold funding if Minnesota continues this reckless behavior that puts non-citizens gaming the system ahead of the safety of Americans,” he promised.
In a post on X Monday evening, Duffy wrote, “It just keeps getting worse for
@GovTimWalz. Just one day after 400 BRAVE employees from @MinnesotaDHS exposed “massive fraud,” @USDOT has discovered that ONE THIRD of non-domiciled CDLs were issued ILLEGALLY in the state.”
“MINNESOTA: You’re on notice. You have 30 days to fix this or lose $30 million in federal funding. 💵”
🚨🚨It just keeps getting worse for @GovTimWalz.
Just one day after 400 BRAVE employees from @MinnesotaDHS exposed “massive fraud,” @USDOT has discovered that ONE THIRD of non-domiciled CDLs were issued ILLEGALLY in the state.
MINNESOTA: You’re on notice. You have 30 days to… https://t.co/EDsPx9lQKg
— Secretary Sean Duffy (@SecDuffy) December 2, 2025
Several X users are responding, saying Duffy should not give Minnesota 30 days to fix the problem. Just yank the funding NOW. Others are arguing that yanking only $30 million isn’t punishment enough.
Duffy addressed the situation during the Cabinet meeting with President Trump Tuesday morning, and said, “Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota gave 33% of these licenses unlawfully. People that should NEVER have a driver’s license driving a big rig on American roads, endangering the American people… shameful!”
.@SecDuffy provides an update on his work to crack down on unqualified foreign truckers on U.S. roads: “Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota gave 33% of these licenses unlawfully. People that should NEVER have a driver’s license driving a big rig on American roads… shameful.” pic.twitter.com/HNSPh8pHxc
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) December 2, 2025
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NEW: @SecDuffy finds that one-third of Minnesota’s non-domiciled commercial driver’s licenses were issued illegally, and warns Tim Walz: revoke illegally issued licenses, or face losing over $30 million in highway funding.https://t.co/zl4cJHTUMH
— Mary Margaret Olohan (@MaryMargOlohan) December 1, 2025
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