The legal battle over the FMCSA's non-domiciled commercial driver's licence rule has hardened into a state-by-state split, with 21 states plus the District of Columbia challenging the rule as of late July 2026 and a coalition of Republican-led states backing the agency. The D.C. Circuit denied an emergency stay 2-1, leaving the rule in force while litigation proceeds; final briefs are due 5 August 2026 with oral arguments set for 15 September. The rule, effective 16 March 2026, limits non-domiciled CDL eligibility to H-2A, H-2B and E-2 visa holders. English language proficiency enforcement alone has placed roughly 5,000 drivers out of service in two months, and Mexico's freight transport chamber says the US revoked work visas for about 20,000 Mexican truck drivers between April 2025 and April 2026.
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