{"id":2480887,"date":"2025-08-31T10:59:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-31T14:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-florida-official-asks-trump-to-deal-with-california-approving-dangerous-truckers\/"},"modified":"2025-08-31T11:00:58","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T15:00:58","slug":"top-florida-official-asks-trump-to-deal-with-california-approving-dangerous-truckers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-florida-official-asks-trump-to-deal-with-california-approving-dangerous-truckers\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Florida Official Asks Trump to Deal With California Approving Dangerous Truckers"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Ftop-florida-official-asks-trump-to-deal-with-california-approving-dangerous-truckers%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=2480887&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>Florida Republican Attorney General James Uthmeier has requested that the U.S. Department of Transportation revoke the commercial driver&#8217;s license (CDL) program authority from California and Washington. This request follows an incident involving Harjinder Singh, an illegal immigrant from India who was licensed to drive commercial trucks in both states and who allegedly caused a fatal accident on the Florida Turnpike that resulted in three deaths. Singh had entered the U.S.illegally in 2018 and failed an <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-dot-releases-astounding-prelim-findings-into-california-immigrant-u-turn-truck-driver-only-answered-2-of-12-verbal-questions-right\/\" title=\"Trump&#039;s DoT Releases Astounding Prelim Findings into ... Immigrant U-Turn Truck Driver - Only Answered 2 of 12 Verbal Questions Right\">english language proficiency test<\/a> required<\/a> for CDLs. Uthmeier criticizes California and Washington for their sanctuary policies, accusing them of ignoring rules and enabling unsafe drivers on the roads. The request also includes seeking the removal of federal funding tied to thes states&#8217; CDL programs. Additionally, Florida authorities plan increased inspections at state entry points to prevent illegal immigrants from operating large commercial vehicles.The U.S. Department of Transportation has launched a nationwide audit of state CDL practices amid concerns that open-border policies have compromised the integrity and safety of commercial trucking.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Florida Republican Attorney General James Uthmeier asked the U.S. Department of Transportation to revoke commercial driver&rsquo;s license program authority from California and Washington, since both states approve illegal aliens to work as truck drivers.<\/p>\n<p>The request comes after Harjinder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/illegal-alien-trucker-whose-reckless-maneuver-killed-3-will-wish-deported-florida-gets-done\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Singh<\/a>, an illegal alien from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-effect-india-agrees-take-back-every-one-citizens-illegally-living-u-s\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">India<\/a>, allegedly caused the death of three people while attempting a U-turn on the Florida Turnpike.<\/p>\n<p>Singh had worked for White Hawk Carriers, which is based in California, and was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trumps-dot-releases-astounding-prelim-findings-california-immigrant-u-turn-truck-driver-answered-2-12-verbal-questions-right\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">issued<\/a> a driver&rsquo;s license in both California and Washington state.<\/p>\n<p>He illegally entered the country in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Uthmeier said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myfloridalegal.com\/newsrelease\/attorney-general-james-uthmeier-requests-us-dot-revoke-cdl-programs-funding-california\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> that California and Washington &ldquo;ignored the rules&rdquo; and caused the &ldquo;preventable tragedy due to sanctuary state policies.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING); 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\t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The request to the U.S. Department of Transportation, in addition to asking that California and Washington&rsquo;s licensing authority be removed, will request for the removal of federal funds.<\/p>\n<p>The official announced new actions meant to stop more illegal aliens from driving big rigs.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In response, we&rsquo;re supporting our Agricultural Law Enforcement and state police to ramp up inspections at state entry-points for illegal aliens who may be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/marshall-introduces-bill-mandating-truck-drivers-speak-english\/\" title=\"Marshall Introduces Bill Mandating ... ...\">operating large trucks<\/a> using out-of-state driver&rsquo;s licenses,&rdquo; Uthmeier said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If you&rsquo;re here illegally or can&rsquo;t speak English, you have no business operating large commercial vehicles on Florida&rsquo;s roads,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Wilton Simpson have meanwhile been &ldquo;turning Florida&rsquo;s interdiction stations into strongholds of immigration enforcement,&rdquo; Uthmeier noted.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Together, we will ensure dangerous drivers are taken off the road and criminals serve their time before deportation,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>According to a previous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transportation.gov\/briefing-room\/trumps-transportation-secretary-announces-investigation-deadly-florida-truck-crash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">release<\/a> from the U.S. Department of Transportation, Singh resoundingly failed an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-executive-order-make-english-official-us-language-rescind-clinton-era-federal-mandate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">English<\/a> language proficiency test.<\/p>\n<p>He only provided correct responses to two of the 12 verbal questions he was asked.<\/p>\n<p>Singh also correctly identified only one of four highway traffic signs he was shown.<\/p>\n<p>The agency <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transportation.gov\/briefing-room\/president-trumps-transportation-secretary-sean-p-duffy-announces-nationwide-audit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">noted<\/a> that Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy launched a &ldquo;nationwide audit into state practices&rdquo; with respect to commercial driver&rsquo;s licenses back in June.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The open borders policies of the last administration allowed millions to flood our country &mdash; leading to serious allegations that the trucking licensing system is being exploited,&rdquo; Duffy said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Today, we are launching a nationwide audit to get to the bottom of this,&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;Our audit is about protecting the safety of families on the road and upholding the integrity of CDLs (Commercial Driver&rsquo;s Licenses) held by America&rsquo;s truckers.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; 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This request follows an incident involving Harjinder Singh, an undocumented immigrant from India, who allegedly caused a fatal accident killing three people while making a U-turn on the Florida Turnpike. Singh had been employed by White Hawk Carriers, based in California, and held driver&#8217;s licenses issued by both California and Washington. He entered the country illegally in 2018. Uthmeier stated that California and Washington &#8220;ignored the rules&#8221; which led to this &#8220;preventable tragedy&#8221; due to their sanctuary state policies<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2480888,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Michael-Featured-Image-64.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4045,5113,3634],"class_list":["post-2480887","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-california","tag-florida","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Michael-Featured-Image-64.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2480887","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2480887"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2480887\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2480891,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2480887\/revisions\/2480891"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2480888"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2480887"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2480887"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2480887"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}