St. Lucie County Sheriff Richard Del Toro visited Washington, D.C., on March 4 to speak with lawmakers about commercial driver’s licenses being issued to undocumented immigrants.
Speaking before the House Committee on Homeland Security, Del Toro shared details of a crash that made national headlines last summer. In that case, an undocumented immigrant performed an illegal U-turn on Florida’s Turnpike in Fort Pierce, resulting in the deaths of three people.
Harjinder Singh, the truck driver involved in the crash, entered the United States illegally in 2018 and was issued a commercial driver’s license by the state of California. The incident drew national attention and sparked discussion among lawmakers about requiring English proficiency to operate a commercial vehicle…