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ICE Agents Join State Truck Inspections at Weigh Stations
The Trump administration has placed immigration officers at commercial vehicle weigh stations to check drivers for legal work status and English proficiency. Federal officials report more than 28,000 licenses already revoked. The effort follows several fatal crashes involving improperly licensed truckers.
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ICE officers are now checking commercial truckers at weigh stations to verify work status and English proficiency, USA Today reported. The Trump administration has deployed immigration agents to trucker safety and weight inspection stations around the country.
States have already revoked more than 28,000 commercial driver's licenses issued to people who lacked legal permission to live and work in the country, federal officials said.
Department of Homeland Security officials cited operational security in declining to release additional details about where ICE agents are working alongside state truck inspectors, or how many have been assigned. On July 1, a Pennsylvania state trooper was killed by a truck driven by a Haitian man who federal officials said was working illegally.
Pennsylvania Trooper Michael Pahira was hit by a truck driven by Michael Bon, who entered the United States in 2024 and requested but never received Temporary Protected Status as a Haitian refugee, DHS said.
Bon faces vehicular homicide and involuntary manslaughter charges in Pennsylvania. Pahira's funeral was July 8. Border czar Tom Homan said on July 7 on Fox News that Democrat-run states continue to refuse access to driver licensing data, which they control.
"We've got a lot of people we're looking for. In some states, we're actually working weigh stations with the troopers, trying to get these people as they're coming through," Homan said. " On July 5, a University of Massachusetts student died after a trucker rammed into the back of his car on I-71 in Ohio.
