On August 12, 2025, Harjinder Singh was arrested in St. Lucie County, Florida after causing a fatal accident involving an 18-wheeler truck. According to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, Singh attempted to make an illegal U-turn through an “Official Use Only” access point, blocking all lanes of the highway and resulting in a collision that killed three people.
Following his arrest for three counts of vehicular homicide, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lodged an immigration detainer against Singh. ICE issued this detainer on August 16, 2025, to ensure he remains in custody after state prosecution and is transferred directly into federal custody.
Singh held a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) issued by California despite lacking legal status in the United States. The press release criticizes California’s licensing policy regarding undocumented immigrants. "Three innocent people were killed in Florida because Gavin Newsom’s California Department of Motor Vehicles issued an illegal alien a Commercial Driver’s License—this state of governance is asinine," said Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin. "How many more innocent people must die before Gavin Newsom stops playing games with the safety of the American public? We pray for the victims and their families. Secretary Noem and DHS are working around the clock to protect the public and get these criminal illegal aliens out of America."
The DHS highlighted its ongoing efforts to prevent similar incidents nationwide and noted that victims of crimes committed by undocumented immigrants can seek assistance from its Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement (VOICE) Office.
