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5-Year-Old’s Near-Death Experience Moves Congress to Stop Illegals from Truck Driving

Dalilah and Marcus Coleman. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

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Congressional Republicans are pushing to prevent illegal immigrants from obtaining Commercial Driver’s Licenses in the wake of President Donald Trump acknowledging five-year-old Dalilah Coleman during his State of the Union address.

Coleman was nearly killed in 2022 by Partap Singh, an illegal immigrant truck driver in California, after he did not stop his 18-wheeler at a stop sign.

“Many, if not most, illegal aliens do not speak English and cannot read even the most basic road signs as to direction, speed, danger, or location,” Trump said.

“President Trump is spot on: left-wing lunatics like Gavin Newsom are getting Americans killed by giving out driver’s licenses to illegals,” Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky., told The Daily Signal.

Barr and Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., introduced the Secure Commercial Driver Licensing Act in October to prevent illegal immigrants from obtaining Commercial Driver’s Licenses, or CDLs for short.

The Secure Commercial Driver Licensing Act aims to prevent illegal immigrants from obtaining CDLs through a more rigorous permitting process and adding accountability measures.

The bill requires all testing related to the issuance or renewal of CDL’s and non-domiciled CDL’s to be conducted only in English.

The bill also directs the Secretary of Transportation the authority to revoke a state’s authority to issue non-domiciled CDLs if found non-compliant with federal standards and to require individuals to hold a standard driver’s license for one year before obtaining a CDL.

The president endorsing the idea of preventing illegal immigrants from obtaining CDLs at the State of the Union could serve as a boon to the Republicans’ efforts.

Barr’s office confirmed with The Daily Signal that the legislation will augment efforts to achieve justice for Coleman.

“That’s why Senator Cotton and I are leading the charge to put an end to this by punishing states that do this and requiring all testing for CDL’s to be in English,” Barr added.

As recently reported by The Daily Signal, states like California outsource the vetting and training process for drivers to third party driving schools, which often go with little verification from government authorities.

“States issue CDLs based on the say-so of driving schools. Many drivers have never had a representative from Department of Motor Vehicles with them in the vehicle during a driving test,” Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies Mark Krikorian told The Daily Signal.

Cotton echoed Barr’s remarks and told The Daily Signal that by administering CDL’s to illegal migrants “who can’t read English road signs,” Democrats continue to endanger Americans.

Barr described the bill as “common-sense legislation to end this dangerous practice and require commercial drivers to pass an English-only test.”

Other Republican legislators, such as Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Penn., Sen. Tommy Tubberville, R-Ala., and Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., backed conservative efforts to crack down on illegal immigrant truck drivers.

“When it comes to preventing illegal aliens from obtaining commercial driver’s licenses, anyone who is against this policy has lost all semblance of common sense,” Fitzpatrick told The Daily Signal.

In a statement shared with The Daily Signal, Tuberville added that in order to drive a truck, “you should be able to speak English fluently.”

Today, I had the honor of meeting with the Coleman family, whose 5-year-old daughter, Dalilah Coleman, was nearly killed by an illegal trucker.We’re so grateful that Dalilah is still with us today – but this horrible accident NEVER SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED.We must ensure that… pic.twitter.com/qSJqibeImv— Coach Tommy Tuberville (@SenTuberville) February 4, 2026

Today, I had the honor of meeting with the Coleman family, whose 5-year-old daughter, Dalilah Coleman, was nearly killed by an illegal trucker.We’re so grateful that Dalilah is still with us today – but this horrible accident NEVER SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED.We must ensure that… pic.twitter.com/qSJqibeImv

“This protects our law enforcement officers and the public. This is not only about safety and efficiency – it’s just commonsense,” Tuberville added.

Earlier this month, Tuberville hosted the Coleman family in his congressional office.

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