Trump Rule Barring Immigrant Licenses Paused by Appeals Court

A federal appeals court temporarily stopped the Trump administration from implementing a new rule barring certain immigrants with work authorization from receiving commercial drivers licenses.

A split three-judge panel found that unions led by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees and the American Federation of Teachers are likely to succeed in at least three of their challenges to the interim final rule issued Sept. 29. This includes that the Department of Transportation improperly issued it without prior consultation with the states, according to the 2-1 order by the panel for the US Court of Appeals for the ...