Akhror Bozorov,an illegal immigrant ,wanted in his native Uzbekistan for ties to a terrorist organization, was arrested in Kansas November 9 by ICE (Thank God). At the time of his arrest he was operating a big rig truck with a Pennsylvania issued CDL license that was also REAL ID.
The Biden administration approved his work authorization AFTER he came to the country illegally in 2023; was arrested by the US Border Patrol ;and then released into the country .
He then went to Pennsylvania and obtained his REAL ID and Commercial Drivers License (CDL) which would give him the authority to drive a semi full of chemicals ;and school busses among other commercial vehicles .
REAL ID came from an act of Congress in 2005 after the 9-11 Commission recommended them.
Real ID Act - Wikipedia
It gives national standards for the issuing of licenses. A REAL ID license can be identified by a star on it which means to person it is issued to has shown documentation that proves that person is eligible.
How hard is it for a non-American citizen to get one ?
The requirements are stringent ....even in a sanctuary state.
Real ID is required to fly on a domestic commercial flight ; enter a Federal Building ;or a military installation as of May 7 of this year .
REAL ID Info for Non-U.S. Citizens | Driver and Vehicle Services | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
PennDOT - Identification, Residency, and Legal Presence Requirements for Non-United States Citizens
There are other standards to get a CDL that are stringent (even in Pennsylvania ) . Even though they differ from state to state ;First and foremost the applicant must have evidence of lawful residence.
Pennsylvania according to this map does NOT issue them to illegals .
States Offering Driver’s Licenses to Immigrants
This is just one of many instances where illegals were found with CDL licenses . Some of them have resulted in fatal results.
FMCSA’s findings are in addition to
at least five fatal crashes occurring since January involving non-domiciled CDL holders – all prompting Secretary Duffy’s urgent action to combat the direct threat to national security and the hazard to public safety. Colorado, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, and Washington were also identified as states with licensing patterns not consistent with federal regulations.
Trump’s Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Takes Emergency Action to Protect America’s Roads, Restrict Non-Domiciled CDLs | US Department of Transportation
ILLEGAL U-TURN TRUCK DRIVER ARRESTED FOR VEHICULAR HOMICIDE - Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
Deadly crash in California renews federal criticism of immigrant truck drivers | PBS News
Undocumented immigrant accused of causing DUI crash that killed couple, DHS says
This one killed an Indiana National Guardsman
Exclusive | Elise Stefanik rips Hochul after illegal immigrant trucker with NY license involved in deadly wreck | New York Post
Here is SC there have been several as I95 and I85 are major corridors that go North- South commercial routes .
Rosali Fernandez-Cruz was handed a slap on the wrist sentence after killing a University of South Carolina student in a hit and run . He had been on the run since 2018 He did not have a license which is also a detail in many illegal alien fatal accidents .
SC AG addresses sentence of undocumented immigrant who killed USC student in crash
In one case an immigrant from Jordan who was legal stopped all traffic on I85 when he told officers that his truck had a bomb in it.There was no bomb .He plead guilty and is now in ICE custody for violating the terms of his visa.
Man pleads guilty to I-85 bomb threat, taken into ICE custody, officials say
This is a growing problem . Trump has threatened to withhold Federal funds to Pennsylvania unless they clean up their CDL procedures .