DOT cracks down on thousands of illegal immigrant truckers, as agency looks to holiday travel: Duffy

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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy offered an update on his agency’s work alongside the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in cracking down on an influx of illegal immigrants given a non-domiciled commercial driver's license ( CDL ) without proper vetting, which has led to several deaths on America’s highways. Duffy was set to speak this weekend at AmericaFest (AmFest), and also touched on his special friendship with Turning Point USA ( TPUSA ) founder Charlie Kirk , who was murdered Sept. 10 during an event in Utah. "First off, President [Donald] Trump has been a remarkable leader. What he cares about is making government work better, making sure he's implementing the right policies for the American people: Not the rich, not the powerful, but average, everyday Americans," Duffy said when asked about the Department of Transportation's (DOT) crackdown on the trucking crisis. Duffy sprang into action earlier this year after an Indian national who authorities said was issued a CDL by California allegedly killed a carload of people after he attempted an illegal U-Turn on Florida’s Turnpike. FLORIDA CFO ROLLS OUT NEW PUSH TO BLOCK ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS FROM TAPPING STATE SYSTEMS: ‘LIVES HAVE BEEN LOST’ Duffy expanded his efforts, warning Pennsylvania ’s PennDOT and other agencies after illegal immigrants captured out-of-state were found to have non-domiciled CDLs issued by blue-state agencies. In PennDOT’s case, an agency official told Fox News Digital a Philadelphia resident named in the sweep had not drawn any red flags in a federal database it used to verify him. "As you've seen, Homeland Security focused on the border and illegal migrants in the country. What we found at DOT is a different set of problems," Duffy said, adding that too many states have offered licenses to ineligible foreigners. "They're not qualified to get a license. And under [former President] Joe Biden's tenure; [former Transportation Secretary] Pete Buttigieg's tenure; millions of people have c…