A lifelong Democrat breaks

Elizabeth Carter testified before Congress that she is ashamed of how her own party has handled immigration, after her son was killed in a crash with an illegal immigrant truck driver.

“I have to say, as a lifelong Democrat, I am ashamed of what my party is doing.”

Sixteen days after the wedding

William Micah Carter, his wife Jennifer Lower and their cat Bert died in late November when their car hit a jackknifed big rig. They were driving home from their wedding reception in Oregon.

“Sixteen days after they were married, Billy, Jenny and her cat Bert were killed.”

The driver and his license

Rajinder Kumar, a 32 year old Indian national, was driving the truck. California had issued him a commercial license. ICE arrested him after an Oregon jail released him.

The question put to Congress

Rep. Brad Knott asked whether enforcing immigration law is worth it to protect a single American family. Carter answered, absolutely. Knott then pointed at Democratic members and said they were still defending the policy.

“Is it worth enforcing our laws to protect just one American family?”

Not an isolated crash

Licensed illegal immigrant drivers have become a growing concern after a string of deadly wrecks. Kumar appears alongside other truckers, including Modou Ngom and Bekzhan Beishekeev, in federal cases.

A tipline for CDL fraud

ICE opened a tipline last week for Americans to report suspected commercial license fraud. DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said too many lives have been lost to drivers who should not be on the road.

“ICE and our federal partners will be cracking down on CDL fraud.”