The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency launched a tipline for reporting fraudulent commercial driver's licenses issued to illegal aliens. The number is 866-347-2423.
DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said the initiative addresses highway safety concerns. "Too many American lives have been lost or permanently changed because illegal aliens who have no business being on our roads have been granted CDLs," he said.
The announcement cited multiple cases. Michael Bon, an illegal alien from Haiti, caused a semi-truck crash that killed a Pennsylvania State Trooper in July 2026 after Massachusetts granted him a CDL. Sukhdev Singh, an illegal alien from India, was arrested in March 2026 after causing a crash that hospitalized a U.S. citizen in Indiana; New York had granted him a CDL. Bekzhan Beishekeev, an illegal alien from Kyrgyzstan, caused a head-on collision in Indiana in February 2026 that killed four people; Pennsylvania had granted him a CDL. Rajinder Kumar, an illegal alien from India, jackknifed his trailer in Oregon in November 2025, killing a newlywed couple; California had issued him a CDL. Harjinder Singh, an illegal alien from India granted a CDL by California, made an illegal U-turn on a Florida highway in August 2025, causing a wreck that killed three people.
DHS said related enforcement efforts have intensified. In August, the department announced the Joint Task Force Crossroads of America, an interagency effort with the Department of Transportation, the White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, and the Department of Justice to target fraud in the trucking industry. Also in August, Operation Highway Shield, a joint mission with the Department of Transportation targeting unqualified foreign truck drivers, removed more than 800 dangerous truckers from American roads in a three-day period, including 51 illegal aliens. In July, DHS and the Department of Transportation announced a partnership to crack down on fraudulent and illegal practices in CDL schools across the country.