Trump administration restricts Mexican train crews over English proficiency-related safety concerns

The Trump medication connected Friday said it volition enforce restrictions connected Mexican bid crews operating successful the United States amid information concerns.

The Federal Railroad Administration issued letters Friday to Union Pacific and Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited aft unit members appeared to person had trouble interpreting bulletins and communicating information requirements successful English with inspectors.

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Sean Duffy, US caput of transportation, during a quality league astatine Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) successful Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US, connected Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. (Ryan Collerd/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

"Whether you're operating an 80-ton large rig oregon a monolithic freight train, you request to beryllium proficient successful our nationalist connection – English. If you aren’t, you make an unacceptable information risk," said Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy. "These commonsense steps volition guarantee each bid unit relation tin pass with inspectors and recognize basal operational bulletins. This Department volition proceed to enactment you and your community’s information first." 

The DOT said crews from Mexico won't beryllium allowed to run much than 10 miles into the U.S. from their constituent of entry. Uncertified crews indispensable halt astatine the customs inspection constituent and interpreters indispensable beryllium certified nether information regulations, the bureau said. 

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An aerial presumption of gantry cranes, shipping containers, and freight railway trains astatine the Union Pacific Los Angeles (UPLA) Intermodal Facility obstruction gait successful Commerce, California. On Friday, the Trump medication imposed caller restrictions connected Mexican bid crews successful the United States.  (Getty Images)

"Train unit operators who can’t talk English airs a important information hazard that should not beryllium ignored," said FRA Administrator David Fink. "Dispatchers and archetypal responders request to cognize that they tin pass with bid crews, particularly during times of emergency." 

The determination came amid a bid of deadly incidents involving commercialized motortruck drivers surviving illegally successful the U.S. who talk small to nary English.

In September, the DOT announced changes to eligibility requirements for non-domiciled commercialized learner’s permits (CLPs) and commercialized driver’s licenses (CDLs).

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The determination came aft an amerciable migrant motortruck operator who obtained a limited-term commercialized driver's licence from California allegedly killed 3 radical erstwhile attempting to marque an unauthorized U-turn successful Florida. 

Harjinder Singh, the trucker, was aboriginal charged with 3 counts of vehicular homicide.