DHS said that ICE arrested Indian illegal Anmol Anmol who was carrying a New York commercial driver's license with "No Name Given" listed as his name. (DHS)
Anmol was arrested by ICE on Sept. 23, 2025, during a routine inspection at a truck scale on I-40. Record checks conducted by ICE revealed that Anmol is an illegal alien from India who entered the country in 2023. DHS said he was released by the Biden administration into the country.
Anmol has now been placed in removal proceedings.
Commenting on Anmol’s arrest, DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said that "New York is not only failing to check if applicants applying to drive 18-wheelers are U.S. citizens but even failing to obtain the full legal names of individuals they are issuing commercial drivers’ licenses to."
"Allowing illegal aliens to obtain commercial driver’s licenses to operate 18-wheelers and transport hazardous materials on America’s roads is reckless and incredibly dangerous to public safety. Thanks to the successful 287g partnership of ICE and Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Anmol Anmol is no longer posing a threat to drivers," added McLaughlin.
"DHS is working with our state and local partners to get illegal alien truck drivers who often don’t know basic traffic laws off our highways."
Incoming National Governors Association (NGA) chair Gov. Kevin Stitt spoke to Fox News Digital during the NGA summer meeting in Colorado Springs, Colo. (Deirdre Heavey/Fox News Digital)
During that period, ICE and the Oklahoma Highway Patrol arrested 120 illegal aliens, 91 of whom were operating a commercial motor vehicle with commercial driver licenses granted by sanctuary states. The office of Oklahoma Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt said that the operation arrested illegals from India, Uzbekistan, China, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Tajikistan, Ukraine and Mauritania.
Stitt’s office said that the illegals arrested posed a public safety risk "by operating 80,000-pound commercial vehicles without proper verification."
According to DHS, other illegals arrested during the operation included aliens with prior convictions for driving under the influence, money laundering, human smuggling, assault, conspiracy to distribute cocaine, possession of a controlled substance and illegal re-entry into the U.S.
Among those arrested was Guatemalan national Kevin Ivan Escobar-Dionicio, who has a criminal history including charges for human smuggling and money laundering. Another Guatemalan illegal arrested during the operation, named Alfredo Sanic Chipix, had past charges for assault.
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Harjinder Singh, a 28-year-old illegal alien from India who was arrested on Aug. 16, 2025, allegedly attempted to make an unauthorized U-turn in Ft. Pierce, Florida on Tuesday, resulting in a crash that killed three people. (United States Marshals Service)
Singh’s case sparked national concerns about how widespread a public safety issue illegal aliens driving on American roadways could be.
Commenting on Operation Guardian Sweep, Deputy ICE Director Madison Sheahan said that illegal aliens "have no business operating 18-wheelers on America’s highways."
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Sheahan said that the operation "clearly demonstrates how federal and local law enforcement agencies can work together to make America safe again" and that "our roads are now safer with these illegal aliens no longer behind the wheel."
She encouraged more state and local law enforcement agencies to join the 287(g) program "to help remove public safety threats and receive reimbursement funds available to our law enforcement partners."
Peter Pinedo is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.
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