@cspanofficial: Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced the shutdown of almost 300 driving schools associated with English proficiency and training standards during a Monday news conference in Detroit, Michigan, on the fraud crackdown for commercial driver's licenses. In an "emergency executive shutdown," the Trump administration announced the closure of 110 driving schools tied to 5,000 violations in English proficiency tests of drivers. This comes after President Trump signed an executive order last April to more strictly enforce existing federal English language proficiency tests for truck drivers, and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration began moving to codify the requirement earlier this month. The transportation secretary blamed the Biden administration for letting "millions of illegals into the country," and issuing "tens of thousands of illegal driver's licenses." "You have to speak English to operate a commercial motor vehicle," he said. The secretary also announced the shutdown of 160 additional schools, citing the lack of "adequate space to put a potential driver in a truck" for driving tests and for having unlicensed instructors. "You have fraud throughout the school system," he continued. The shutdowns come amidst the Trump administration's wider initiatives on fraud. #fraud #crackdown #trump #seanduffy #truckers #drivingschools #cspan

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Monday 31 August 2026 17:27:35 GMT