PART 1: DOT Sec. Sean Duffy exposes stunning new details about illegal alien truck driver who caused deadly crash

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Stunning new details are surfacing about the illegal alien truck driver, Harjinder Singh from India, who caused a crash on a Florida interstate on August 12 that killed three people.

Singh crossed the border from Mexico into the U.S. in 2018, during the first Trump administration. He was originally processed for fast-track deportation, but his deportation was postponed after he claimed he feared being sent back home.

Singh requested a work authorization, which the Trump administration denied on September 14, 2020. It was later approved under the Biden Administration June 9, 2021. He was then issued a commercial driver’s license by the state of California AND the state of Washington.

But it gets even worse…

On Tuesday, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy revealed disturbing new details in an investigative report, including that Singh could not speak English and could not understand highway traffic signs.

“Preliminary results of the investigation have found when interviewed the driver did not speak English, and both Washington State and New Mexico violated FMCSA rules,” the DOT report reads.

The report reveals:

  • During FMCSA’s interview with the driver, investigators administered an English Language Proficiency (ELP) assessment in accordance with FMCSA guidance. The driver failed the assessment, providing correct responses to just 2 of 12 verbal questions and only accurately identifying 1 of 4 highway traffic signs.
  • On July 15th, 2023, Washington State issued the driver a regular full-term Commercial Driver’s License (CDL).
    • Asylum seekers or individuals without legal status are NOT eligible for this type of license.
  • On July 23, 2024, California issued the driver a limited-term/non-domiciled CDL.
    • FMCSA is investigating the issuance of this license to determine whether it was issued in accordance with Federal regulations.
  • On July 3, 2025, the New Mexico State Police conducted a roadside inspection of the driver and issued a speeding ticket, but there is no indication that an ELP assessment was administered.
    • New Mexico has not yet begun enforcing ELP as an out-of-service condition, despite the requirement being in effect since June 25, 2025.

In a post on X, Duffy wrote:

.@FMCSA is launching an investigation into both the driver and White Hawk Carrier. Here’s what we know:

1. Washington State improperly issued the driver a full-term CDL. Asylum seekers or illegal aliens are NOT allowed to receive this!

2. New Mexico failed to conduct an English Language Proficiency test when they pulled the driver over for speeding. Had they done this, the driver would not have been on the road!

3. We are also looking into California’s issuance of the driver’s CDL.

States MUST FOLLOW THE RULES. If they had, this driver would NEVER have been behind the wheel and three precious lives would still be with us.

The failures here are despicable. Non-enforcement and radical immigration policies have turned the trucking industry into a lawless frontier, resulting in unqualified foreign drivers improperly acquiring licenses to operate 40-ton vehicles.

@POTUS and I moved quickly to require drivers to speak English – our national language – and launch a full-scale audit of how these licenses are doled out. And all of this is just the tip of the iceberg. We’ll have more updates to share soon.

Sharing a Fox News video report, Duffy added, “If you can’t speak our national language or read our road signs, you are not qualified to drive a truck. That’s why in May @POTUS and I took action to actually upgrade the penalty for failing English requirements.

“I’ve directed @FMCSA to investigate the driver and White Hawk Carrier involved in the deadly Florida crash. To any states not following our rules — you are on notice!”

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