ALBANY — The federal government is accusing New York officials of falsely claiming that a commercial driver’s license seized from a migrant during a truck stop checkpoint in Oklahoma last month was issued legally and under the correct name.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security released new information about the man’s New York license on Friday, several days after claims about its origin went viral on social media. A commercial driver’s license is required to operate large or heavy vehicles such as tractor-trailers, buses and dump trucks, or vehicles with 15 or more passengers or that are being used to transport hazardous materials.
The license was issued to an immigrant from India who the homeland security agency said illegally entered the U.S. in 2023 but was allowed by the federal government to remain in the country. The agency did not say why he was allowed to stay…