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WA state issued CDL to illegal alien who killed 3 in crash, USDOT launching full-scale investigation

August 19, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C.—United States Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced August 19 that his department’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has now launch an official investigation how failures at the Department of Licensing in the states of Washington and California led to the issuance of a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) to Harjinder Singh, 28, a citizen of India, and an undocumented immigrant. Singh allegedly killed three on August 12 near Lucie County, Florida, while executing an illegal U-turn on the Florida Turnpike.
“We will use every tool at our disposal to hold these states and bad actors accountable,” wrote Secretary Duffy in a statement. “President Trump and I will restore safety to our roads. The families of the deceased deserve justice.”
The FMCSA investigation will focus on Singh and motor carrier, White Hawk Carriers, Inc. Secretary Duffy blamed the deaths on “radical immigration policies.”
On July 15th, 2023, Washington State issued Singh a regular full-term Commercial Driver’s License (CDL).
“Washington State improperly issued the driver [Harjinder Singh] a full-term CDL,” Secretary Duffy wrote on X. “Asylum seekers or illegal aliens are NOT allowed to receive this” adding that FMCSA will also investigate “California’s issuance of the driver’s CDL.”
On July 23, 2024, California issued the driver a limited-term/non-domiciled CDL. FMCSA is investigating the issuance of this license to determine whether it was issued in accordance with Federal regulations.
FMCSA will also investigate the New Mexico State Police for allegedly failing to conduct an English Language Proficiency (ELP) test when Singh was pulled over for speeding on July 3, 2025, which if conducted, Duffy said, would have led to Singh not being “on the road.” A preliminary investigation found that an ELP assessment was not administered.
Effective June 25, 2025, New Mexico was to begin administering and enforcing ELP as an out-of-service condition, Duffy shared.
“States MUST FOLLOW THE RULES. If they had, this driver would NEVER have been behind the wheel and three precious lives would still be with us. The failures here are despicable,” wrote Secretary Duffy. “Non-enforcement and radical immigration policies have turned the trucking industry into a lawless frontier, resulting in unqualified foreign drivers improperly acquiring licenses to operate 40-ton vehicles.”