Rivera Lujan v. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit)

NELP, along with the Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project (ASAP), filed an amicus brief in a lawsuit challenging an interim final rule that would exclude immigrants with certain types of visas—including DACA recipients, TPS holders, refugees, and asylum applicants—from obtaining commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs).

The rule will also revoke current CDLs when they expire for drivers who are already running their own businesses and transporting goods in commercial vehicles. If this rule remains in effect, it will be devastating for the nearly 200,000 workers whose jobs require them to have CDLs, as well as their families.

The brief highlights several stories of workers who are already being impacted by the rule, underscoring the need for an emergency stay. These are people who have built businesses and careers in the trucking industry—hauling freight for major logistics companies and driving long distances to keep shelves stocked and supply chains running—and they face serious harm if this rule is not stayed. In the brief, NELP and ASAP also argue that the rule is arbitrary and capricious and was issued without following required notice and comment procedures.