Overview
- Immigration and Customs Enforcement took 31-year-old Akhror Bozorov into custody in an early November operation in Kansas, where he was working as a commercial truck driver.
- DHS says Bozorov entered the United States in February 2023, was arrested by Border Patrol, and was later released into the country.
- He subsequently received federal work authorization in 2024 and obtained a Pennsylvania commercial driver’s license.
- Uzbek authorities issued a 2022 arrest warrant alleging terrorist group membership and jihadist propaganda, and U.S. officials have not publicly identified a specific organization.
- The case is being cited in a federal crackdown on noncitizen CDL holders as new DOT immigration-status checks for certain licenses face a temporary court stay, and a DHS spokesperson criticized prior decisions that allowed Bozorov to work and drive.