{"id":2476042,"date":"2025-08-18T18:30:01","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T22:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kristi-noem-and-dhs-blame-newsom-for-fatal-car-crash-caused-by-illegal-immigrant\/"},"modified":"2025-08-18T18:31:22","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T22:31:22","slug":"kristi-noem-and-dhs-blame-newsom-for-fatal-car-crash-caused-by-illegal-immigrant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kristi-noem-and-dhs-blame-newsom-for-fatal-car-crash-caused-by-illegal-immigrant\/","title":{"rendered":"Kristi Noem and DHS blame Newsom for fatal car crash caused by illegal immigrant"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkristi-noem-and-dhs-blame-newsom-for-fatal-car-crash-caused-by-illegal-immigrant%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2476042&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>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&#8217;s License from California&#8217;s DMV and is now charged with vehicular homicide and immigration violations. <\/p>\n<p>Noem criticized Newsom&#8217;s management for allowing illegal immigrants to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-washington-governor-signs-law-allowing-illegal-immigrants-to-obtain-commercial-licenses\/\" title=\"Washington&#039;s ...ernor, a Democrat, approves law enabling undocumented immigrants to get commercial ...s\">obtain commercial licenses<\/a> and vowed to work with DHS and the department of Transportation to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-gif-tiff-sparks-mandatory-anti-racism-training-at-cornell\/\" title=\"Kamala GIF Tiff Sparks Mandatory \u2018Anti-Racism\u2019 Training at Cornell\">prevent similar incidents<\/a> in the future. DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin also condemned California&#8217;s policies,noting that Singh&#8217;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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wake-up-with-the-washington-examiner-another-assassination-attempt-and-chaos-in-oakland-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Wake up with the Washington Examiner: Another assassination attempt and chaos in Oakland - Washington Examiner\">article highlights ongoing political tensions<\/a> between these governors, both considered potential candidates for the 2028 presidential election. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div id=\"ld-4686-3758\"><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:14832835450050406,size:[0, 0],id:\"ld-4686-3758\"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.decide.dev\/_js\/ajs.js\";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,\"script\",\"ld-ajs\");<\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Kristi Noem and DHS blame Newsom for <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >fatal car crash caused<\/a> by illegal immigrant<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2200089\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3500426\/corey-lewandowski-dhs-special-employee-status-scrutiny\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Department of Homeland Security<\/a> connected Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/daily-memo\/3499397\/newsom-threatens-2026-is-about-impeachment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gavin Newsom<\/a> (D-CA) and California&rsquo;s Department of Motor Vehicles to a car crash in Florida, in which an illegal immigrant killed three people on a highway.<\/p>\n<p>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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3758007\/illegal-immigrant-harjinder-singh-homicide-charges-fatal-highway-crash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">make an illegal U-turn<\/a> in a semitruck, killing three people in the smaller vehicle.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3759055\/virginia-transgender-sports-regulations-health-board\/\">Virginia health board approves regulations for transgender athletes in women&#8217;s sports<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3758092\/judge-skeptical-alligator-alcatraz-lawsuit-detainees-legal-access\/\">Judge skeptical of lawsuit over Alligator Alcatraz detainees&#8217; legal access<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/politics\/3759042\/jfks-grandson-schumers-pick-for-america-250-commission-mocks-melania-trump\/\">JFK&rsquo;s grandson, Schumer&rsquo;s pick for America 250 Commission, mocks Melania Trump<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>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&rsquo;s License in California. He is in custody on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illegal-immigrant-faces-homicide-charges-after-fatal-highway-crash\/\" title=\"... faces homicide charges after fatal highway ...\">state vehicular homicide charges<\/a> and immigration violations.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;3 innocent people were killed in Florida because Gavin Newsom&rsquo;s California DMV issued an illegal alien a Commercial Driver&rsquo;s License,&rdquo; Noem said Monday on X. &ldquo;This gut wrenching tragedy should have never happened.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">3 innocent people were killed in Florida because Gavin Newsom&rsquo;s California DMV issued an illegal alien a Commercial Driver&rsquo;s License.<\/p>\n<p>This gut wrenching tragedy should have never happened. <\/p>\n<p>My team at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DHSgov?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DHSgov<\/a> will work with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USDOT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@USDOT<\/a> to root out and prevent illegal aliens from&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Secretary Kristi Noem (@Sec_Noem) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sec_Noem\/status\/1957467260072628401?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 18, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Noem said she is working with her DHS team and the Department of Transportation to prevent illegal immigrants from obtaining licenses from &ldquo;sanctuary jurisdictions.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin also connected Newsom and California&rsquo;s DMV to the car crash on X, calling the state&rsquo;s governance &ldquo;asinine.&rdquo; DHS&rsquo;s account <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DHSgov\/status\/1957433429689020919\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">also posted McLaughlin&rsquo;s statement<\/a> on X.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">3 innocent people were killed in Florida because Gavin Newsom&rsquo;s California DMV issued an illegal alien a Commercial Driver&rsquo;s License&mdash;this state of governance is asinine.<\/p>\n<p>How many more innocent people have to die before <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GavinNewsom?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GavinNewsom<\/a> stops playing games with the safety of the&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/chT7ln1TTZ\">pic.twitter.com\/chT7ln1TTZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tricia McLaughlin (@TriciaOhio) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TriciaOhio\/status\/1957433382230507868?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 18, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>In a separate post on X, McLaughlin said Singh&rsquo;s work authorization was rejected by Trump&rsquo;s first administration in September 2020. However, it was approved under the Biden administration nine months later.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">False. Harjinder Singh is in the United States illegally and his work authorization was rejected under the Trump Administration on September 14, 2020. It was later approved under the Biden Administration June 9, 2021. <\/p>\n<p>The state of California issues Commercial Drivers Licenses.&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4YSs3qIj2B\">https:\/\/t.co\/4YSs3qIj2B<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tricia McLaughlin (@TriciaOhio) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TriciaOhio\/status\/1957503043710181746?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 18, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>On Monday morning, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GovRonDeSantis\/status\/1957434978016387420\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">shared the FLHSMV&rsquo;s press release<\/a> on Singh, saying the suspect must be held accountable.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3501168\/kristi-noem-coast-guard-living-on-military-base-concern-safety-horribly-doxxed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>NOEM LIVING ON MILITARY BASE OUT OF CONCERN FOR SAFETY AFTER BEING &lsquo;HORRIBLY DOXXED&rsquo;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He should have never been in our country in the first place!&rdquo; DeSantis wrote on X.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">He should have never been in our country in the first place! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6evJocJ34w\">https:\/\/t.co\/6evJocJ34w<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovRonDeSantis\/status\/1957445851615207701?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 18, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>DeSantis did not mention Newsom when slamming Singh&rsquo;s actions. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2636171\/four-takeaways-from-desantis-newsom-debate-lions-den\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The two governors, who have sparred<\/a> in the past, are both possible candidates for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/3501457\/rfk-jr-dismisses-questions-loyalty-to-trump-will-not-run-2028\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2028 presidential election<\/a>. DeSantis ran in the 2024 Republican primary before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2809120\/trump-honored-by-desantis-endorsement-time-for-republicans-to-rally\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">endorsing President Donald Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Noem and DHS blame Newsom for fatal crash by illegal immigrant<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2476043,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AP25213151602965_764387.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[34102,7492,53534,32359,3678],"class_list":["post-2476042","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-car-crash","tag-dhs","tag-illegal-immigrant-2","tag-kristi-noem","tag-newsom"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AP25213151602965_764387.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2476042","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2476042"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2476042\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2476046,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2476042\/revisions\/2476046"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2476043"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2476042"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2476042"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2476042"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}