ICE Nabs Illegal Migrant Truck Driver With ‘No Name’ Listed On Driver’s License
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Federal immigration authorities have arrested an illegal migrant truck driver who managed to obtain a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) despite reportedly providing “no name” on official documents.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents took Anmol Anmol, an Indian national, into custody along an Oklahoma highway in September, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The arrest occurred during a routine inspection at a truck weigh station, where investigators discovered that Anmol was living in the U.S. unlawfully and possessed a CDL issued by the State of New York listing his name as “No Name Given Anmol.”
The arrest is part of a broader national crackdown ordered by the Trump administration targeting illegal migrant truck drivers, many of whom have been linked to serious and sometimes fatal highway accidents.
“Allowing illegal aliens to obtain commercial driver’s licenses to operate 18-wheelers and transport hazardous materials on America’s roads is reckless and incredibly dangerous to public safety,” said DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin. “Thanks to the successful 287(g) partnership between ICE and the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Anmol Anmol is no longer posing a threat to drivers.”
McLaughlin further criticized New York’s licensing practices, stating that the state “is not only failing to verify whether applicants for commercial driver’s licenses are U.S. citizens, but in some cases, even failing to record their full legal names.” She added that DHS is working with state and local partners to “get illegal alien truck drivers who often don’t know basic traffic laws off our highways.”
The Oklahoma arrest occurred as part of a multi-day joint operation between ICE and the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, which resulted in 120 illegal migrant arrests—91 of whom were found operating commercial vehicles along Interstate 40.
According to ICE, Anmol unlawfully entered the United States in 2023 and was released into the country by the Biden administration.
In response to growing safety concerns, the Department of Transportation in September announced tighter restrictions on non-domiciled CDLs issued to foreign nationals. The move followed a federal audit that revealed “catastrophic patterns” of states improperly granting licenses to non-citizen truck drivers. Under the new Trump administration directive, non-citizens must now meet stricter standards to qualify for CDL eligibility.
National alarm over the issue intensified after an August incident in Florida, where an illegal migrant truck driver—also from India—allegedly made an illegal U-turn on a turnpike, blocking all lanes and killing three people when their vehicle collided with his truck. Investigators later determined the driver lacked basic English skills and could not recognize standard U.S. traffic signs.
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt has also spoken out on the matter, revealing that law enforcement officers have encountered other foreign national truck drivers holding CDLs that list “No Name Given” instead of full legal names.
“If New York wants to hand out CDLs to illegal immigrants with ‘No Name Given,’ that’s on them,” Stitt said. “But the moment they cross into Oklahoma, they answer to our laws.”
In addition to tightening CDL eligibility, the Trump administration has also moved to enforce stronger English language proficiency requirements for commercial truck drivers operating within the United States.
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