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| Trump Administration Bid to Make Roads Safe Exposes Danger of Foreign Truck Drivers |
| 2026-02-19 |
| [Judy Kelly] An horrific crash in Indiana earlier this month brought to the forefront what transportation industry observers warned for years represents an urgent public safety threat on America’s roadways: the proliferation of illegal immigrants and non-English speaking drivers behind the wheel of commercial trucks. And it’s a danger both President Trump and the Department of Transportation have attempted to address since the early months of the administration—starting with an April 2025 executive order mandating an English-language requirement for commercial motor vehicle drivers—despite interference by one federal court and foot dragging by state licensing agencies. On February 3, a man from Kyrgyzstan driving a semi-trailer truck crossed into oncoming traffic on State Road 67 near the Ohio border on February 3, killing 50-year-old Henry Eicher, his two sons, Menno (25) and Paul (19), and Simon Gilrod, age 23. All four men were members of the Amish community in Bryant, Indiana. The driver of the truck, Bekzhan Beishekeev, resides in Philadelphia. He entered the United States in 2023 on the CBP One cell phone app, instituted during the Biden administration, under which nearly one million migrants seeking asylum or "humanitarian" relief crossed the border. (President Trump deactivated the app on his first day in office.) That deadly collision is the latest in a string of recent high profile wrecks involving illegal immigrant truck drivers; Harjinder Singh, an Indian national here illegally, attempted to perform a U-turn in the middle of the Florida turnpike near Fort Pierce last August, immediately killing three Florida residents traveling in a minivan. Singh subsequently failed an English proficiency test given by investigators after the incident. FROM ZERO TO 200,000 IN A FEW YEARS Both men had obtained what’s called a non-domiciled commercial driver’s license (CDL), which several states issue to foreigners who don’t meet residency requirements but claim various immigration status including asylum. Singh had received a non-domiciled CDL from the state of Washington after flunking the written portion of the test at least ten times, according to reports, and then received an additional CDL from the state of California. Beishekeev received a non-domiciled CDL from the state of Pennsylvania in 2025, which expired in 2029, a time period longer than it takes to settle most asylum claims. They are currently in ICE custody facing criminal charges and deportation. "The recent tragic crash in Indiana, which claimed the lives of four innocent individuals, was entirely preventable," Shannon Everett, co-founder of American Trucker United, told me. "These drivers often lack adequate training, qualification, or thorough vetting under federal standards. Every day that such non-compliant operations are permitted on America’s roadways increases the risk of further devastating incidents and the tragic loss of American families." Related: CDL 02/11/2026 Germany: Nationwide fraud scheme in naturalization language tests uncovered, Iraqi ringleader arrested CDL 02/10/2026 Florida restricts driver's license tests to English, nixing other options CDL 01/19/2026 Pennsylvania’s Shapiro: Harris team asked if I’d ever been ‘a double agent for Israel’ |
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