The hearing — hosted by the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations and Accountability — focused on whether illegal immigrants are obtaining non-domicile CDLs and whether the Department of Homeland Security has properly coordinated with transportation authorities and ICE to enforce immigration laws tied to commercial trucking. St. Lucie County Sheriff Richard del Toro was one of the witnesses, and he investigated a high-profile case in which an illegal immigrant from India with a California CDL allegedly killed a family on Florida’s Turnpike after failing to properly complete an illegal U-turn on the tollway. The Detroiter added that he wanted to go on record about his objections to holding the hearing, saying it is really about "scapegoating immigrants" to deflect from issues with Trump’s handling of the economy, "which is running off the road."
Published at: 2026-03-04 22:52:01
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