Judge Blocks DHS From Obtaining 17 Million Commercial Driver’s License Records * The Gateway Pundit * by Cristina Laila

A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked the Department of Homeland Security from obtaining 17 million Commercial Driver’s License records.

US District Judge Anthony Trenga, a George W. Bush appointee, entered an administrative stay and prevented the Trump Administration from obtaining the records it subpoenaed.

Judge Trenga also ordered the DHS to immediately return any subpoenaed documents and not inspect the records.

The judge said he needs more time to consider the motion to quash the subpoenas.

On Friday, 21 Democrat state attorneys general and DC filed lawsuits challenging the records request.

The blue state attorneys general sued the Department of Transportation (DOT), the DHS and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

Last month, President Trump unveiled his “Freedom Haulers” initiative to license veteran truck drivers and crack down on illegal alien truck drivers.

“Thank you all for being here as we take action to get illegal alien truck drivers off the American roadways… and replace them with proud American veterans. And it’s about time,” President Trump said last month.

President Trump said at least 30 people have been killed by illegal alien semi-truck drivers in the past year.

BREAKING: President Trump says illegal alien truck drivers are being taken off America’s roads as his administration moves to replace them with American veterans.

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— Fox News (@FoxNews) July 30, 2026

“President Trump’s administration has made our roads safer by taking illegal alien, non-English-speaking truck drivers off America’s highways. Now, through the Freedom Haulers initiative, the president is expanding opportunities for our veterans by making it easier to obtain commercial driver’s licenses once they conclude their service,” White House spokesperson Anna Kelly previously told Fox News.

“By leading a multi-agency process spanning the departments of Transportation, Labor, Veterans Affairs and War, President Trump is bolstering America’s trucking industry, which is crucial to strong supply chains, while helping our nation’s heroes transition to civilian life with quality, good-paying jobs,” she said.