Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin announced Monday that the federal government has moved to shut down 270 commercial truck driving schools accused of issuing credentials to unqualified drivers or operating without adequate training facilities.
The announcement came during a joint press conference in Detroit, Michigan, where the two Cabinet officials appeared alongside White House Fraud Task Force Vice Chairman Andrew Ferguson and other administration officials involved in the enforcement effort.
“Today, what we are announcing is an emergency executive shutdown of 110 driving schools,” Duffy said. He added that a second group of schools, totaling 160, had also been shut down. Duffy said those schools lacked the infrastructure needed to train commercial drivers safely.
Combined, the two actions cover 270 driving schools now facing federal enforcement. Duffy said the first group of schools had been credentialing drivers who did not meet required qualifications.
Several people who said they had been involved in vehicle accidents with illegal immigrants holding improperly obtained commercial driver’s licenses attended the Detroit event.
A Broader Enforcement Push
Mullin’s presence at the announcement underscored the administration’s effort to link transportation credentialing enforcement with homeland security concerns, treating fraudulent licensing and immigration status as connected issues within a single federal response.
The trucking school shutdowns follow a broader anti-fraud campaign the Trump administration has pursued since taking office. Earlier this year, President Trump named Vice President JD Vance as “fraud czar” to coordinate interagency efforts against misuse of taxpayer funds. The administration says it has identified roughly $250 billion in fraud since Trump returned to office.
Federal officials did not indicate that Monday’s announcement marks the end of the enforcement effort. Duffy, Mullin and Ferguson signaled that additional action against schools and drivers who fall short of federal standards could follow as the White House Fraud Task Force continues its work across agencies.
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