New York officials are scrambling to defend an embarrassing revelation about their driver’s license system.
State authorities have been handing out commercial driving permits to individuals without even knowing their full names.
And now one Oklahoma governor is pulling back the curtain on just how far this bureaucratic chaos has gone.
Oklahoma governor catches New York red-handed with “No Name Given” license
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt revealed troubling information on social media that stunned Americans nationwide.
His state recently conducted an immigration enforcement sweep that rounded up 125 illegal immigrants and uncovered serious flaws in how other states handle driver’s licenses.
Officials discovered that a man involved in the operation possessed a New York commercial driver’s license with “No Name Given” printed where his first and middle names should have appeared.
“If New York wants to hand out CDLs to illegal immigrants with ‘No Name Given,’ that’s on them. The moment they cross into Oklahoma, they answer to our laws,” Stitt wrote in a social media post, along with a picture of the actual license.¹
If New York wants to hand out CDLs to illegal immigrants with “No Name Given,” that’s on them. The moment they cross into Oklahoma, they answer to our laws.
OHP performed an enforcement action along I-40 and apprehended 125 illegal immigrants.
This is keeping Oklahomans safe. pic.twitter.com/kNspThTk4E
— Governor Kevin Stitt (@GovStitt) September 29, 2025
The New York Department of Motor Vehicles confirmed the authenticity of the license, which was issued on April 14 and expires May 26, 2028.
But here’s where their explanation gets even more ridiculous.
New York officials defend the indefensible
DMV spokesman Walter McLure attempted to justify this bureaucratic failure, claiming the license “was issued in accordance with all proper procedures.”
Consider what New York is actually saying here.
Their Department of Motor Vehicles believes that issuing a commercial driver’s license without knowing someone’s complete name qualifies as following standard protocol.
McLure maintained that the person held “lawful status” to be in the United States “through a federal employment authorization” and claimed the license was issued “consistent with federal guidelines.”²
However, he declined to specify which federal program authorized this individual’s presence in the country or explain what documentation was used to verify identity.
The spokesman offered this explanation: “It is not uncommon for individuals from other countries to have only one name.”
But McLure didn’t address the obvious question: How can authorities properly verify someone’s identity without knowing their complete name?
The real scope of this disaster
Oklahoma’s enforcement operation revealed this wasn’t an isolated problem.
State officials reported that they “encountered numerous commercial truck drivers operating with licenses issued by sanctuary states, including one license listing ‘No Name Given,'” according to Stitt’s office.³
The statement emphasized the safety concerns, noting that “These individuals posed a public safety risk by operating 80,000-pound commercial vehicles without proper verification.”
Think about that the next time you’re driving down the interstate with your family and see a massive truck barreling toward you.
The driver might literally be someone whose real name the government doesn’t even know.
Congresswoman Stefanik calls out Hochul’s hypocrisy
Representative Elise Stefanik (R-NY), who’s challenging Governor Kathy Hochul in next year’s gubernatorial race, didn’t mince words about this revelation.
“At every opportunity, Kathy Hochul has turned her back on New Yorkers to bend the knee to the radical Far Left of the Democrat Party that puts illegals and criminals first and hardworking law abiding New Yorkers last,” the North Country Congresswoman said in a statement.⁴
But here’s the most infuriating part of this whole story.
When Hochul was a county clerk running for Congress, she actually campaigned against giving driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants.
“I led the fight against giving illegal immigrants driver’s licenses,” Hochul once proudly declared in a campaign ad.⁵
That was then, this is now – and Hochul’s transformation into a radical leftist politician is complete.
Look, here’s what this really exposes
This “No Name Given” license isn’t just bureaucratic incompetence – it’s a perfect example of how sanctuary state policies create massive security vulnerabilities that put American families at risk.
New York’s “green light law” allows non-citizens to obtain regular driver’s licenses, and President Trump’s Department of Justice is currently suing the state over this policy, calling it a “frontal assault” on federal immigration enforcement.
The feds argued the law was a “frontal assault” on federal immigration enforcement, and the case is playing out in court.
The New York DMV website clearly states that individuals can’t receive a CDL under the green light law, but here’s the proof that their system is completely broken.
When government agencies stop requiring basic information like someone’s actual name, they’ve abandoned their most fundamental responsibility – knowing who they’re dealing with.
For hardworking Americans who follow the rules, pay their taxes, and expect their government to maintain basic security standards, this should be infuriating.
You can’t get a library card in most places without showing multiple forms of identification, but apparently you can get authorization to drive an 80,000-pound death machine on America’s highways without the government even knowing your real name.
This is exactly why President Trump’s immigration policies are so desperately needed – because states like New York have completely abandoned any pretense of maintaining basic public safety standards.
The only question now is how many more “No Name Given” licenses are floating around out there, and what disasters are we going to have to witness before this madness finally stops?
¹ Kevin Stitt, Social Media Post, Oklahoma.gov, September 30, 2025.
² Walter McLure, New York DMV Statement, The Post, September 30, 2025.
³ Oklahoma Governor’s Office, Statement on Immigration Operation, Oklahoma.gov, September 30, 2025.
⁴ Elise Stefanik, Statement on New York License Controversy, The Post, September 30, 2025.
⁵ Kathy Hochul, Congressional Campaign Advertisement, The Post, September 30, 2025.
