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ICE has announced arrests at New Jersey travel stops and a New Hampshire commercial-vehicle inspection station. One man’s criminal history included a driving-while-intoxicated conviction, according to the agency. The cases come amid federal plans targeting commercial drivers at weigh stations and inspection checkpoints. An Aug. 31 announcement outlined operations involving immigration officers, transportation inspectors and state police.
ICE Newark officers arrested two Uzbek citizens Aug. 23 during separate targeted enforcement actions, according to the agency’s announcement. Officers took Zokhid Zakhidov, 37, into custody in Woodbridge, New Jersey. The release identified the second man as Khayrullo Payzullaev, 30. Officials described both as unlawfully present in the United States.
Zakhidov possessed a New York commercial learner’s permit, according to ICE. His record included a May 15 conviction for driving while intoxicated in that state, the release reported. Officials also listed pending charges for assault with intent to cause physical injury and harassment dating to Jan. 26. Cranbury, New Jersey, police arrested him April 28 as a fugitive from justice, according to the announcement. He remains in federal immigration custody pending removal proceedings.
Officers arrested Payzullaev in Hamilton, New Jersey. He held a Pennsylvania non-domiciled commercial driver’s license, ICE reported. A Philadelphia immigration judge ordered his detention July 21, according to the release. He remains in agency custody pending removal.
In New Hampshire, ICE Boston reported arresting Satvir Singh Sept. 11 during targeted operations in Hillsborough. Officers encountered the Indian national at a commercial-vehicle inspection station, according to the agency. Its announcement described him as an interstate truck driver. The post reported that Singh entered the country legally in 2017 but later violated his admission terms.
Federal plans identify weigh stations
The Aug. 31 federal announcement identified weigh stations among planned and ongoing Enforcement and Removal Operations activities. It described Chicago’s field office coordinating an Aug. 25-27 operation with Indiana State Police focused on those locations. The document outlined plans for an enforcement surge focusing on Maine, Michigan and Wisconsin. That effort would pair immigration officers with FMCSA-certified inspectors for commercial-vehicle enforcement and inspection checkpoints.
Officials also identified three named enforcement efforts involving trucking. Operation ICE Wall targets companies and drivers with final removal orders, prior removals or reinstated orders. Guardrail focuses on people holding CDLs whom ICE identifies as unlawfully present. Freightliner coordinates federal agencies and 287(g) partners to identify people operating commercial vehicles in violation of law.
Thousands of licenses under scrutiny
The July 16 DOT-DHS announcement outlined a partnership to investigate suspected fraud at approximately 75 entry-level driver-training schools. FMCSA identified concerns involving improper certifications and falsified records. Investigators also suspected providers failed to properly train applicants seeking commercial licenses. Homeland Security Investigations would assist the transportation agency with those cases.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy cited several enforcement totals in that announcement. He reported removing more than 24,000 drivers from service for failing English-language requirements. His statement also credited state cancellations of over 28,000 licenses that authorities had illegally issued to foreign applicants. The secretary cited FMCSA’s removal of more than 9,500 unqualified schools from its training-provider registry.
The federal announcements describe both immigration enforcement and investigations into commercial licensing practices. However, the available statements do not establish licensing fraud by the three men in these cases. They also provide no confirmed connection between those arrests and the school investigations. Linking each encounter to a named operation requires additional confirmation from ICE.
Why it matters
Truck stops and inspection stations are also becoming locations for immigration enforcement. For carriers, checking a commercial license alone cannot answer every question about a driver’s qualifications or employment eligibility.
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