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Alabama’s new driver license law links work authorization and English skills to commercial driving, boosting safety and leading to hundreds of immigration referrals and detentions.
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed the Highway Safety and Fairness Act, requiring foreign commercial driver’s license holders to prove U.S. work authorization and English proficiency, with presenting a false license becoming a crime.
The law, backed by increased enforcement by the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s Motor Carrier Safety Unit, has led to over 555 immigration referrals and 221 ICE detentions since October 2025, along with 548 English proficiency test violations.
Alabama recorded its lowest commercial vehicle fatality count since 2021 in 2025, with a 10% statewide drop and a 25% decline in high-crash areas, reflecting progress in road safety efforts.
La nueva ley de licencias de conducir de Alabama vincula la autorización de trabajo y los conocimientos de inglés a la conducción comercial, aumentando la seguridad y llevando a cientos de derivaciones y detenciones de inmigración.