ALBANY – New York has issued a driver’s license to a migrant that intriguingly lacks a first name.
This disclosure arose as Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt revealed that during a raid which detained 125 undocumented immigrants, a man was found in possession of a New York commercial driver’s license that listed “No Name Given” as his first and middle names.
Stitt remarked in a social media update on Monday, complete with an image of the license: “If New York is willing to issue CDLs to undocumented immigrants with ‘No Name Given,’ that’s their prerogative. However, once these individuals enter Oklahoma, they must abide by our regulations.”
The New York Department of Motor Vehicles verified to The Post that the license, granted on April 14 and expiring on May 26, 2028, is indeed valid.
DMV spokesperson Walter McLure stated, “This commercial driver’s license was issued following all appropriate protocols, which included confirming the individual’s identity using federally approved documentation.”
He added that the individual in question holds “lawful status” in the U.S. due to federal employment authorization and was issued a license in accordance with federal standards.
However, he did not disclose which specific program or what kind of “federally issued documentation” was provided to authenticate the man’s identity at the DMV.
“It is not unusual for individuals from certain countries to possess only a single name,” the statement clarified.
The extent of similar licenses issued remains unknown at this time.
When asked how the DMV identified the individual referenced in Stitt’s post, the spokesman replied, “We can identify this person solely based on the information presented in the image within the tweet.”
McLure refrained from commenting on whether the agency is collaborating with Oklahoma’s inquiry.
Stitt’s office indicated that during the operation, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol encountered several commercial truck drivers wielding licenses from sanctuary states, including the one that stated “No Name Given.” They noted that 125 undocumented immigrants were arrested during the operation.
“These individuals posed a danger to public safety by operating 80,000-pound commercial vehicles without proper verification,” the statement said.
Stitt’s office did not respond to The Post’s inquiries, leaving unclear whether the individual with the “No Name Given” license is in custody or facing any legal consequences.
Representative Elise Stefanik (R-NY), who plans to challenge Governor Kathy Hochul in the upcoming gubernatorial election, criticized Hochul in light of the incident.
“At every turn, Kathy Hochul has prioritized appeasing the extreme left of the Democratic Party over the interests of law-abiding New Yorkers, placing undocumented immigrants and criminals above hardworking citizens,” the congresswoman stated.
Earlier this year, Governor Hochul was sued by the Trump Administration’s Department of Justice over New York’s “green light law,” which allows non-citizens to obtain driver’s licenses.
The federal government contended that the law represents a direct challenge to federal immigration enforcement, and the litigation is currently underway.
According to the New York DMV website, Commercial Driver’s Licenses cannot be obtained under the green light law.
Hochul’s office did not provide any comments and referred The Post to the DMV’s statement.
Previously, while serving as a county clerk and campaigning for Congress, Hochul opposed the notion of granting driver’s licenses to undocumented immigrants.
“I led the charge against providing illegal immigrants with driver’s licenses,” Hochul once declared in a campaign advertisement.
