Group suing New York DMV for access to CDL data
The Federation for American Immigration Reform has filed a lawsuit against the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles after...
A prominent public interest group has launched a fresh legal battle against the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, accusing the agency of engaging in a "master class in evasion" after it withheld public records regarding commercial driver's licenses and foreign nationals.
The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) filed a petition late Monday in the New York Supreme Court in Albany County, challenging the DMV's June 29, 2026, final determination that upheld a blanket denial of a Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) request.
The litigation is the latest escalation in a yearlong records dispute over how New York administers its CDL program for semis and buses.
FAIR's original October 15, 2025, FOIL request sought five specific categories of information covering a roughly three-year period:
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