From Fox News: Federal and local authorities in Indiana have arrested 223 illegal immigrants in a recent law enforcement operation, including 146 semi-truck drivers, as part of an effort to remove foreigners who shouldn’t be licensed to operate commercial trucks on U.S. roadways.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced the arrests Thursday during a news conference in Gary, Indiana.
“If you are here driving on our streets and highways illegally, you are endangering our citizens, and your days are numbered,” Noem said. “Too many families across this country have felt pain, been victimized, and lost loved ones because of these illegal drivers.”
“We don’t want any of these individuals on our roads or in our communities, and we especially don’t want them behind the wheel of an 18-wheeler when they can’t speak our language, don’t understand our laws, can’t follow roadway signs, and can’t interact with law enforcement or our citizens,” she added.
Many of the illegal aliens busted for driving semi-trucks did not even have commercial driver’s licenses, and Noem said the majority of those who did have CDL’s received the licenses from the sanctuary states of California, Illinois and New York.
“If you are here driving on our streets illegally and our highways – you’re endangering our citizens, and your days are NUMBERED.” @Sec_Noem ⁰
Through our 287(g) partnership with the Indiana State Police, ICE has arrested 223 illegal aliens, including truck drivers, in… pic.twitter.com/IheYQA7tJ1— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) October 30, 2025
More from a DHS press release:
Today, Secretary Kristi Noem announced that a successful 287(g) operation with the Indiana State Police has resulted in the arrest of 223 illegal aliens on Indiana highways near the Illinois state line—including 146 truck drivers. This operation took place in Northwest Indiana and is part of Chicago-based Operation Midway Blitz.
Criminal activity associated with the 223 illegal aliens arrested during this effort includes:
- Driving Under the Influence
- Drug Trafficking
- Theft
- Burglary
- Assault
- Child Abuse
- Domestic Battery
- Prostitution
- Fraud
Over 40 drivers had been issued Commercial Drivers Licenses. The tops states that issued these Commercial Drivers Licenses to the illegal aliens were Illinois, California, and New York. Some of the Commercial Drivers Licenses of illegal aliens arrested in the operation are below:
Far too many innocent Americans have been killed by illegal aliens driving semi-trucks and big rigs. And yet, sanctuary states around the country have been issuing illegal aliens commercial driver’s licenses.
The Trump Administration is ending the chaos.
Thanks to @POTUS… pic.twitter.com/J3YUUl9WIx
— Secretary Kristi Noem (@Sec_Noem) October 30, 2025
The Department of Homeland Security announced in a post Friday morning, “Sanctuary states around the country have been issuing illegal aliens commercial driver’s licenses. The Trump Administration is ending the chaos. Thanks to @POTUS Trump and @Sec_Noem, Operation Midway Blitz has already removed OVER 140 illegal alien truck drivers in Indiana.”
— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) October 31, 2025
“If you can’t speak English and you don’t know how to operate an 18-wheeler — you should not be operating on American highways,” declared ICE Deputy Director Madison Sheahan.
If you can’t speak English and you don’t know how to operate an 18-wheeler — you should not be operating on American highways.
Thanks to @Sec_Noem and @SecDuffy’s leadership and the partnership of @ICEgov and @IndStatePolice through 287(g), U.S. roads are being made SAFE again. pic.twitter.com/nxATORJrGb
— ICE Deputy Director Madison Sheahan (@ICEDeputy) October 30, 2025
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