Supreme Court rejects Florida suit against other states over immigrant truck drivers

Politics Supreme Court rejects Florida's attempt to sue California and Washington over immigrant truck drivers By Melissa Quinn Melissa Quinn Senior Reporter, Politics Melissa Quinn is a senior reporter for CBSNews.com, where she covers U.S. politics, with a focus on the Supreme Court and federal courts. Read Full Bio Melissa Quinn May 26, 2026 / 1:11 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Washington — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected Florida's bid to file a lawsuit against Washington and California for allegedly providing commercial driver's licenses to truck drivers who are in the U.S. illegally and not proficient in English.Florida sought to sue the two states following a fatal crash on a state highway in August 2025 that occurred when truck driver Harjinder Singh, an Indian national who crossed into the U.S. from Mexico, attempted to make an illegal U-turn. State and federal investigations showed that Singh likely could not read the road signs. He faces criminal charges and has pleaded not guilty.The Department of Homeland Security and Florida officials said Singh had obtained commercial driver's licenses from California and Washington.In the long-shot bid for intervention by the Supreme Court, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier claimed California and Washington ignored federal safety standards and immigration law by allowing people in the U.S. illegally to drive commercial motor vehicles "without proper training or the ability to read road signs."He asked the high court to block the two states from issuing commercial driver's licenses to individuals who are not U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents, and who don't meet federal safety requirements. "California's and Washington's decision to endanger their own citizens is reprehensible. But commercial drivers routinely cross state lines, endangering citizens of other States," Uthmeier, a Republican, wrote, adding that those decisions lead to "mayhem" in other states.But officials from...