Rubio pauses employee visas for industrial truck drivers after deadly Florida crash

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday mentioned, "efficient instantly," he would pause the issuance of employee visas for industrial drivers after an unlawful immigrant truck driver allegedly induced a crash that killed three individuals in Florida.

In a publish on X, Rubio cited public security for the transfer.

"The rising variety of international drivers working giant tractor-trailer vehicles on U.S. roads is endangering American lives and undercutting the livelihoods of American truckers," he wrote.

BLUE STATE INVESTIGATES HOW ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT TRUCKER GOT LICENSE BEFORE DEADLY FLORIDA CRASH

<source media="(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)" srcset="https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2025/08/672/378/rubio-pauses-truck-driver-visas-florida-fox-news-001.jpg?ve=1&tl=1, https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2025/08/1344/756/rubio-pauses-truck-driver-visas-florida-fox-news-001.jpg?ve=1&tl=1 2x" height="378" width="672"><source media="(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)" srcset="https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2025/08/931/523/rubio-pauses-truck-driver-visas-florida-fox-news-001.jpg?ve=1&tl=1, https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2025/08/1862/1046/rubio-pauses-truck-driver-visas-florida-fox-news-001.jpg?ve=1&tl=1 2x" height="523" width="931"> Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday mentioned he would pause the issuance of employee visas for industrial truck drivers after a crash involving Harjinder Singh, an unlawful immigrant accused of killing three individuals in a Florida crash. (Getty Pictures)

Considerations about international employees driving industrial vehicles started after Harjinder Singh, 28, who entered the U.S. illegally, was driving a industrial truck with a trailer on the Florida Turnpike in Fort Pierce when he allegedly tried a U-turn in an unauthorized space.

The flip resulted within the trailer jackknifing and colliding with a minivan, which left all three of the minivan's passengers useless, authorities mentioned.

Additional scrutiny of Singh revealed he did not cross English and highway checks earlier than acquiring a industrial driver's license.

EXPERT REVEALS HOW ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT TRUCKER MAY HAVE GOTTEN COMMERCIAL LICENSE BEFORE FATAL FLORIDA CRASH

Harjinder Singh, a 28-year-old unlawful immigrant from India who was arrested Aug. 16, allegedly tried to make an unauthorized U-turn in Fort Pierce, Fla., leading to a crash that killed three individuals. (United States Marshals Service)

He was granted a full-term industrial driver’s license in Washington in July 2023 regardless of not being legally eligible. He was additionally given a limited-term industrial driver’s license in California in 2024.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom and officers with the Division of Homeland Safety (DHS) have been in a heated disagreement with the Trump administration over Singh.

This week, Newsom's press workplace mentioned on X that Singh obtained a piece allow throughout President Donald Trump 's first time period.

Harjinder Singh is escorted onto an airplane by Florida Lt. Gov. Jay Collins and legislation enforcement on Thursday in Stockton, Calif. (Benjamin Fanjoy/AP Picture)

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Tricia McLaughlin, the DHS assistant secretary for public affairs, responded, saying Singh was denied in September 2020, beneath Trump, however was granted one in June 2021, beneath the Biden administration.