The Trump administration announced Thursday night that it has issued an immediate pause in the issuance of worker visas to commercial truck drivers.
“The increasing number of foreign drivers who run large tractor trucks on US roads endangers Americans’ lives and reduces the livelihoods of American truckers,” said Marco Rubio’s foreign minister.
According to current regulations, a foreign driver may obtain a US business driver’s license but must have an employment license document.
These documents include a temporary H-2B visa that allows US companies to hire foreign workers for temporary, seasonal or non-cultural jobs. They are valid for up to nine months and require the company to show the shortage of labor or the inability to hire a US eligible worker.
Another option is the permanent residence through the EB-3 visa, which is used to support foreign drivers for permanent and long-term situations and provides a green card. A permanent residence card, best known as a green card, allows the person to work permanently in the United States and is valid for 10 years.
The Trump administration’s recent measures to target a business driver’s business visas appears to be in response to titles related to a semi -fatal accident in Florida that killed three people.
Following the incident, the Minister of Transportation, Sean Duffy announced on Tuesday that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Department was investigating the driver and the White Hawk telecommunications company carrying the engine.
This is a developing story.
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