Florida will begin arresting and removing commercial truck drivers who are not proficient in English, Attorney General James Uthmeier said on 25 August. The initiative, he noted, is designed to bring the state into full compliance with President Donald Trump’s recent executive order tightening English-language requirements for operators of commercial vehicles. State police and Agricultural Law Enforcement officers will man new interdiction checkpoints at highway weigh stations and other entry points, converting them into de-facto immigration posts. Officers will verify drivers’ citizenship or immigration status, commercial driver’s licences and English proficiency; those who fail the checks could face arrest and deportation proceedings. Uthmeier also urged the Trump administration to investigate and revoke federal commercial-licence programmes in California, Washington and other states that allow undocumented immigrants to obtain CDLs, and to consider cutting related federal funding. He argued that the stepped-up enforcement will improve road safety following a recent fatal highway collision involving an undocumented driver.