Kristi Noem and DHS blame Newsom for fatal car crash caused by illegal immigrant
The article reports that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem blame California governor Gavin Newsom and the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) for a fatal car crash in florida caused by an illegal immigrant. The individual, Harjinder Singh, who entered the U.S. illegally in 2018,was involved in a crash on August 12 when he attempted an illegal U-turn in a semitruck,resulting in the deaths of three people in a minivan. Singh had obtained a Commercial Driver’s License from California’s DMV and is now charged with vehicular homicide and immigration violations.
Noem criticized Newsom’s management for allowing illegal immigrants to obtain commercial licenses and vowed to work with DHS and the department of Transportation to prevent similar incidents in the future. DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin also condemned California’s policies,noting that Singh’s work authorization was denied under the Trump administration but later approved during the Biden administration. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis emphasized that Singh should never have been in the contry but did not directly mention Newsom. The article highlights ongoing political tensions between these governors, both considered potential candidates for the 2028 presidential election.
Kristi Noem and DHS blame Newsom for fatal car crash caused by illegal immigrant
The Department of Homeland Security connected Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) and California’s Department of Motor Vehicles to a car crash in Florida, in which an illegal immigrant killed three people on a highway.
The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles identified the immigrant as Harjinder Singh. On Aug. 12, a minivan crashed into Singh as he tried to make an illegal U-turn in a semitruck, killing three people in the smaller vehicle.
The department said in a press release that Singh entered the United States illegally through the Mexico border in 2018 and obtained a Commercial Driver’s License in California. He is in custody on state vehicular homicide charges and immigration violations.
“3 innocent people were killed in Florida because Gavin Newsom’s California DMV issued an illegal alien a Commercial Driver’s License,” Noem said Monday on X. “This gut wrenching tragedy should have never happened.”
Noem said she is working with her DHS team and the Department of Transportation to prevent illegal immigrants from obtaining licenses from “sanctuary jurisdictions.”
DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin also connected Newsom and California’s DMV to the car crash on X, calling the state’s governance “asinine.” DHS’s account also posted McLaughlin’s statement on X.
In a separate post on X, McLaughlin said Singh’s work authorization was rejected by Trump’s first administration in September 2020. However, it was approved under the Biden administration nine months later.
On Monday morning, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) shared the FLHSMV’s press release on Singh, saying the suspect must be held accountable.
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“He should have never been in our country in the first place!” DeSantis wrote on X.
DeSantis did not mention Newsom when slamming Singh’s actions. The two governors, who have sparred in the past, are both possible candidates for the 2028 presidential election. DeSantis ran in the 2024 Republican primary before endorsing President Donald Trump.
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