Overview

• Harjinder Singh is charged with three counts of vehicular homicide and held on an ICE detainer after an illegal U-turn on August 12 killed three people in a Florida minivan.
• DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin says Singh’s Employment Authorization Document was denied on September 14, 2020, under the Trump administration and approved June 9, 2021, under President Biden.
• The White House and DHS blame California’s sanctuary policies for Singh’s commercial license, while Governor Newsom’s press office insists federal EAD approval made him eligible.
• California’s 2013 law allows undocumented residents to obtain standard driver’s licenses but bars commercial credentials, meaning Singh’s CDL issuance depended on his federal work authorization.
• State prosecution of Singh is ongoing and federal authorities plan to pursue removal proceedings once the criminal case concludes.