NJ, other states sue over Trump demand for commercial drivers’ private info

The lawsuit alleges the Trump administration is seeking the information so it can use it for immigration enforcement purposes.

By: Nikita Biryukov

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: August 13, 2026

Words: 650

Last Updated: 5 days, 5 hours ago

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New Jersey and a group of other mostly Democratic-led states sued the U.S. Department of Transportation over the federal government’s demands for Social Security numbers and other private information from a cross-state database of commercial driver’s licenses.

New Jersey, 20 other states, and the District of Columbia are seeking to block the release of information from a database managed by the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators that the Trump administration has …

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