The US will immediately stop issuing worker visas for commercial truck drivers, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on X. Rubio cited safety risks and threats to American truckers’ livelihoods as reasons for the move. The decision follows a deadly 12 August crash in St Lucie County, Florida, where a semi-truck, driven by Harjinder Singh, made an illegal U-turn, killing at least three. Singh, of Indian origin, reportedly crossed the US-Mexico border in 2018 and had obtained a California commercial driver’s licence under a 2013 law allowing residents to get licences regardless of immigration status. The Department of Transportation is investigating, while Republican leaders, including Governor Ron DeSantis, have criticised California Governor Gavin Newsom amid growing political tensions. Florida Truck Driver, Whose Attempted U-Turn Caused Fatal Crash on Turnpike, Identified As Harjinder Singh Who Entered US Illegally, Now Faces Deportation.

US Halts Truck Driver Visas After Deadly Florida Crash

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