11 Indian truck drivers have been arrested in the US. All of them are in the country illegally.
The Yuma Sector Border Patrol announced the arrest of 11 Indian semi-truck drivers that took place in February in Arizona. All of them were present in the US illegally and they had commercial licenses from Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Indiana and California. “Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents arrested 11 Indian national semi-truck drivers in February, all found to be present in the United States illegally. The drivers held commercial licenses from Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Indiana, and California. Border Patrol remains committed to upholding immigration laws and protecting our communities,” the social media post by the chief patrol agent of Yuma sector read. The Yuma Sector is a division of the Border Patrol that covers parts of western Arizona and a small section of eastern California. It includes border areas near the city of Yuma along the US-Mexico border in Arizona.
Major crackdown on Indian truck drivers in the US
Indian truck drivers have been in the headlines after some fatal crashes shook the administration to the misuse of commercial driver licenses. In August 2025, Harjinder Singh killed three people on a Florida highway after he took a wrong U-turn. Months later, Indian driver Jashanpreet Singh caused a multi-vehicle crash, killing three people in California. In February, Indian driver Rajinder Kumar killed a newlywed couple in Oregon; in Indiana, Sukhdeeop Singh killed a 64-year-old man after he ran a red light.These road crashes were only a gateway to a bigger issue that the investigators found, as almost all these Indian truck drivers are present in the US illegally. But they have valid commercial licenses and the Donald Trump administration blamed the ‘sanctuary’ states for issuing illegals driving licenses. The US Department of Transportation last year enforced a campaign in which more than 7200 commercial truck drivers were disqualified across the country after failing a mandatory English proficiency test.
