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Court Set to Hear Arguments on FMCSA Non-Domiciled CDL Restrictions

The District of Columbia Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments September 15 in Lujan v. FMCSA, a case challenging the agency's February restrictions on non-domiciled commercial driver's licenses. Federal agencies filed their brief last week defending the rule. The FMCSA regulation remains in effect after plaintiffs failed to secure a stay blocking enforcement. The February rule bars non-domiciled aliens from obtaining CDLs, citing inability to verify foreign driving histories through domestic databases. A second provision tightened documentation requirements for demonstrating lawful immigration status, requiring active passports or specific federal forms. The FMCSA argues the changes fall within its statutory authority to set minimum CDL standards and that it exercised this authority reasonably. Martin Luther King County in Washington and former truck driver Jorge Lujan lead the challenge, supported by AFL-CIO unions and numerous amici curiae.