The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced the arrest of an illegal immigrant from India, identified as Anmol Anmol, who was found to be holding a commercial driver’s licence (CDL) issued by the state of New York under the name “No Name Given Anmol.”
According to DHS, Anmol entered the United States illegally in 2023 and was later released into the country under the Biden administration.
Anmol was apprehended on 23 September 2025 during a routine inspection by the Oklahoma Highway Patrol at a truck scale on Interstate 40.
Record checks conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) confirmed that Anmol was in the country unlawfully. He was subsequently taken into custody and placed in removal proceedings.
The arrest was part of a three-day joint enforcement operation between ICE and the Oklahoma Highway Patrol targeting threats to public safety along I-40, made possible through Oklahoma’s 287(g) partnership with federal authorities.
“Allowing illegal aliens to obtain commercial driver’s licences to operate 18-wheelers and transport hazardous materials on America’s roads is reckless and incredibly dangerous to public safety,” said Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin.
“Thanks to the successful partnership between ICE and the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Anmol Anmol is no longer posing a threat to drivers.”
McLaughlin also criticised New York’s licensing process, claiming the state had failed to verify applicants’ citizenship status or even obtain their full legal names before issuing CDLs.
The DHS statement follows several recent cases involving illegal immigrants accused of causing major road accidents while driving heavy vehicles.
In August, ICE lodged a detainer against Harjinder Singh in Florida after his arrest for three counts of vehicular homicide, while in September, officials highlighted a California case in which an illegal immigrant truck driver caused a multi-vehicle crash that left a five-year-old girl critically injured.
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