Homeland Security, Ron DeSantis rail about illegal immigrant following deadly crash
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's decision to shorten the extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) will impact nearly 521,000 Haitian nationals in the U.S. Image via AP.

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'How many more innocent people have to die?'

Republicans at the top levels in Washington and Tallahassee are expressing outrage at an undocumented immigrant’s illegal U-turn that investigators say led to the death of three people.

Harjinder Singh, who crossed the Mexican border into the U.S., made an illegal U-turn on the Florida Turnpike before the deadly crash, per the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP).

While in the U.S., he reportedly obtained his commercial driver’s license from California. Both the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Gov. Ron DeSantis are now criticizing the permitting.

“How many more innocent people have to die before Gavin Newsom stops playing games with the safety of the American public?” reads a DHS statement.

“We pray for the victims and their families. Secretary (Kristi) Noem and DHS are working around the clock to protect the public and get these criminal illegal aliens out of America.”

The DHS release frames the incident as follows.

“The illegal alien is an Indian national who was granted a commercial driver’s license by the so-called ‘sanctuary state’ of California, whose reckless policies put the lives of American citizens at risk every single day. But instead of acknowledging the tragedy, criminal illegal alien sympathizer Gavin Newsom callously doubled down, claiming that giving driver’s licenses to illegals’ improves public safety.’”

DeSantis echoed DHS’s criticism.

“He should have never been in the country in the first place,” DeSantis posted on X. “Illegal alien issued CDL by California. Doesn’t even speak English. Sanctuary policies are deadly. Must hold the illegal alien accountable, but also the other actors involved, including the company.”

A.G. Gancarski

A.G. Gancarski has been the Northeast Florida correspondent for Florida Politics since 2014. His work also can be seen in the Washington Post, the New York Post, the Washington Times, and National Review, among other publications. He can be reached at [email protected] or on Twitter: @AGGancarski


4 comments

  • Richard

    August 18, 2025 at 1:26 pm

    As usual, DeSlantis has a warped, myopic view of the incident..

  • Loco

    August 18, 2025 at 5:33 pm

    I’m sure Kristi Noem has a response for the farmers who can’t find field labor to harvest crops that Trump has no deal to sell anything?

    It’s Biden’s fault!! Trump is making you money as we speak!

  • Loco

    August 18, 2025 at 5:33 pm

    I’m sure Kristi Noem has a response for the farmers who can’t find field labor to harvest crops that Trump has no deal to sell anything?

    It’s Biden’s fault!! Trump is making you money as we speak!

  • LexT

    August 19, 2025 at 7:48 am

    It amazes me how people can have sympathy for the illegal immigrant who caused an accident driving a huge semi truck, when he could not read the road signs in the US, and hurts people here. People should be ashamed of themselves. Allowing illegal immigration simply enshrines second-class citizens who don’t have to be paid minimum wage and can’t go to the police when they need help. Anyone who cannot see that closing borders and an honest debate about how many people can immigrate to the country each year is so much better than total ignoring of federal immigration enforcement should really look in the mirror.

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