TALLAHASSY, Fla. (WFLA) — Florida Attorney General James Usmieyer hopes the federal government will withdraw commercial driver’s license programs and related federal funds from California and Washington.
Uthmeier argues that the policies of these two states’ sanctuary states led to a fatal crash that claimed three lives in St. Lucie County earlier this month.
While calling on the federal government to revoke commercial driver’s licenses for illegal immigrants, the state is increasingly testing at state entrances for immigrants living in the US who may enter and leave Florida.
Lt. Colonel Jay Collins escorts a semi-truck driver accused of killing three people in a turnpike crash back to Florida
Florida has more than 20 agricultural inspection agencies, usually used to check food quality and safety. But in recent months, agricultural law enforcement officials have taken these inspections a step further, moving on to more resources.
In the coming months, there will be new advanced X-ray technology to see inside trucks through the state, as well as additional testing sites and more pullover lanes along Florida’s northern border.
“As a reminder, in Florida, you can’t get a driver’s license if you’re an illegal alien, and if you get a driver’s license from one of these sanctuaries in California, Washington or New Jersey last night’s drivers, these licenses aren’t good here,” Uthmeier says.
Uthmeier has written to the federal government to revoke commercial drivers’ licensing programs in California and Washington. This resulted in a fatal crash involving 28-year-old U-turns in the Florida Turnpike and the US immigrant, 28-year-old Harjinder Singh, who was accused of killing three Florida people in St. Lucie County.
Escorted to Florida from California by Lt. Colonel Jay Collins, Singh faces a three-count vehicle murder.
“Why do they put someone behind the handle of each of those ones when this guy can’t even communicate and doesn’t understand English?” Gov. Ron DeSantis said at a press conference last week.
As Florida leaders call for further action on the CDL program, the company that hired California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s press team has added to the debate by saying it “has put a murder suspect in Florida.”
But despite the backlash, state officials continue to double immigrant efforts.
“Here in Florida, we’re leading the way, and we’re continuing to block as many people as possible,” Uthmeier said.
Uthmeier says the state plans to pursue all legal options to ensure that those responsible for crashes serve a long sentence before deportation proceedings.
