The Trump administration’s freeze on visas for commercial truck drivers exempts H-2A visas used by the agricultural sector, although it blocks hundreds of workers in other visa categories.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the suspension Thursday on social media platform X following a fatal crash in Florida involving an immigrant from India who had a commercial driver’s license. It’s the government’s latest move to add more scrutiny or temporarily restrict visa approvals as the Trump administration carries out its sweeping immigration agenda.
The pause on commercial truck drivers will apply to applicants for H-2B and E-2 nonimmigrant visas as ...