In early November, trucking's national security nightmare became a reality: the Department of Homeland Security reported it found a "wanted terrorist driving an 18 wheeler" in Kansas.
DHS blamed the previous administration for granting that Uzbekistani driver, Akhror Bozorov, work authorization, and pointed the finger at Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro for granting him a CDL.
Bozorov reportedly entered the country in 2023, but his Pennsylvania non-domiciled CDL was issued this year in July, during the current Trump administration, even after the U.S. Department of Transportation began to audit the issuance of non-domiciled CDLs the nation over on order from the President.
Furthermore, DHS cleared Bozorov to get a CDL, and Shapiro said licensing an accused terrorist could easily happen again.
"Should accused terrorists be driving 18-wheelers on U.S. highways? Who is doing the vetting here?" a Fox Business news anchor recently asked ICE Deputy Director Madison Sheahan.
Sheahan responded that "this should never have happened" and that ICE is working with state partners to "stop these people on our highways."
But to more directly answer the anchor's question: DHS is doing the vetting of foreign non-domiciled CDL applicants, including the "wanted terrorist" in question -- before they get on the highway.
