A lethal crash in Florida that claimed three lives has sparked recent criticism from the Trump administration of California governor Gavin Newsom.
The accident occurred when a semi-truck driver, allegedly an undocumented immigrant, tried an unlawful U-turn on the Florida Turnpike. The manoeuvre brought about the trailer to jackknife and collide with a minivan.
The motive force, recognized as Harjinder Singh, an Indian citizen, had been issued a industrial driver’s license by the California Division of Motor Automobiles (DMV) regardless of his alleged undocumented standing.
The Division of Homeland Safety condemned felony unlawful immigrants, pledging to guard the general public and providing condolences to the victims and their households.
“Three harmless individuals have been killed in Florida as a result of Gavin Newsom’s California DMV issued an unlawful alien a Industrial Driver’s License—this state of governance is asinine,” DHS mentioned in a submit on X.
“What number of extra harmless individuals should die earlier than Gavin Newsom stops taking part in video games with the protection of the American public? We pray for the victims and their households,” it added.
The Division of Homeland Safety mentioned it’s working across the clock to safeguard the general public and take away felony unlawful immigrants from the nation.
Nonetheless, Governor Newsom’s press workplace identified that Harjinder Singh entered the US throughout Donald Trump’s presidency.
Singh allegedly entered California illegally in September 2018 and was taken into custody by Border Patrol. He was initially processed for expedited deportation, however claimed worry of returning to India.
In January 2019, he was launched on a $5,000 immigration bond and issued a Discover to Seem. Since then, he has remained beneath ongoing immigration proceedings.
In a press release, the White Home criticised California, calling Singh “an Indian nationwide granted a industrial driver’s license by the so-called ‘sanctuary state,’ whose reckless insurance policies put American lives in danger day by day.”
The assertion additionally took goal at Governor Newsom, saying, “As a substitute of acknowledging the tragedy, felony unlawful alien sympathiser Gavin Newsom callously doubled down, claiming that giving driver’s licenses to illegals ‘improves public security.’”
The Florida Freeway Patrol reported that the semi-truck, towing a field trailer, was within the outer lane when it tried a U-turn into a bit of the turnpike reserved for official use.
