Joel Rose

Duffy says investigators found more than half of the 200 licenses they reviewed in New York were issued illegally.

State officials insist they are following all federal rules and called Duffy's allegations a, quote, stunt that does nothing to make our roads safer.

New York is the latest state the DOT has targeted in its crackdown on foreign-born truckers that began after a truck driver from India allegedly made an illegal U-turn that caused a fatal crash in Florida.

Joel Rose, NPR News, Washington.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says New York routinely issues commercial driver's licenses to immigrants that remain valid long after they're legally authorized to be in the country.

And Duffy is threatening to withhold $73 million in federal highway funds unless that changes.

Duffy says investigators found more than half of the 200 licenses they reviewed in New York were issued illegally.

State officials insist they are following all federal rules and called Duffy's allegations a, quote, stunt that does nothing to make our roads safer.

New York is the latest state the DOT has targeted in its crackdown on foreign-born truckers that began after a truck driver from India allegedly made an illegal U-turn that caused a fatal crash in Florida.

Joel Rose, NPR News, Washington.

DHS will spend $140 million to buy the six Boeing 737 jets, according to the Washington Post, which was first to report on the contract.

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Immigration and Customs Enforcement has typically relied on charter planes to carry out deportation flights.

Now, ICE is poised to operate its own fleet, with planes purchased from a Virginia-based company called Daedalus Aviation, according to the Post.

DHS has not confirmed any details about the contract, but spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said the move would save taxpayers money, in part by allowing ICE to use, quote, more efficient flight patterns.

The Trump administration has operated more than 1,700 deportation flights since taking office, according to an independent monitor, the most in at least five years.

Spirit Aerosystems was created in 2005, when Boeing spun off its operations in Oklahoma and Kansas to cut costs.

Spirit continued to make the fuselage for the 737 at its plant in Wichita, but Boeing had to prop up the financially struggling company.

Quality problems in Wichita often led to additional work at Boeing's factory near Seattle and eventually contributed to the mid-air blowout of a door plug panel on a 737 MAX jet in early 2024.

Boeing says the reintegration of Spirit will help the company improve safety and quality.