Trump administration halts issuance of work visas for commercial truck drivers
Since the beginning of his second presidency, Trump has taken different types of steps to address concerns that many Americans have expressed about truck drivers, claiming that many truck drivers don't even speak English.
A truck driver, parked on a Washington DC street.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Thursday that the president's administration Donald Trump paused the issuance of any and all work visas for commercial truck drivers, explaining that the increase in immigrants working in this type of vehicle represents a danger to Americans. The announcement comes shortly after an illegal immigrant from India named Harjinder Singh killed three people following an accident on a Florida highway.
"Effective immediately we are pausing all issuance of worker visas for commercial truck drivers. The increasing number of foreign drivers operating large tractor-trailer trucks on U.S. roads is endangering American lives and undercutting the livelihoods of American truckers," Rubio commented in a post on his X account.
Commercial truck drivers will have to handle English.
Since the start of his second presidency, Trump has taken different types of steps to address concerns many Americans have expressed about truck drivers, claiming many of them don't even drive English. In April, the Republican leader signed an executive order mandating enforcement of a rule expressly requiring all commercial truck drivers in the United States to meet all language proficiency standards.
">Effective immediately we are pausing all issuance of worker visas for commercial truck drivers.
— Secretary Marco Rubio (@SecRubio) August 21, 2025
The increasing number of foreign drivers operating large tractor-trailer trucks on U.S. roads is endangering American lives and undercutting the livelihoods of American truckers.
The new order signed by Trump requires drivers to pass basic literacy tests in reading, writing and speaking English without the assistance of an interpreter, and directs all states in the country to incorporate language assessments into the commercial driver's license process. After issuing the order, the American Trucking Associations released a statement expressing its appreciation to the president for "responding to our concerns on the uneven application of this existing regulation."
Accident details
Singh was eventually charged with three counts of vehicular manslaughter. As detailed by WPTV, the Florida Highway Patrol explained that the accident took place in Fort Pierce after the illegal immigrant attempted to make a U-turn through an exclusive "official use" access, blocking traffic and causing the tragic accident that resulted in the deaths of three people in a minivan that crashed into his truck.
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