Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday said he would pause the issuance of worker visas for commercial truck drivers following a crash involving Harjinder Singh, an illegal immigrant accused of killing three people in a Florida crash. (Getty Images)
Concerns about foreign workers driving commercial trucks began after Harjinder Singh, 28, who entered the U.S. illegally, was driving a commercial truck with a trailer on the Florida Turnpike in Fort Pierce when he allegedly attempted a U-turn in an unauthorized area.
The turn resulted in the trailer jackknifing and colliding with a minivan, which left all three of the minivan's passengers dead, authorities said.
Further scrutiny of Singh revealed that he didn't pass English and road tests before obtaining a commercial driver's license.
Harjinder Singh is escorted onto an airplane by Florida Lt. Gov. Jay Collins and law enforcement on Thursday in Stockton, Calif. (Benjamin Fanjoy/AP Photo)
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Tricia McLaughlin, the DHS assistant secretary for public affairs, responded, saying Singh was denied in September 2020, under Trump, but was granted one in June 2021, under the Biden administration.
Singh has been extradited to Florida from California to face three counts of vehicular homicide.
Louis Casiano is a reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to louis.casiano@fox.com.
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