Nearly 300 illegal immigrants stopped at Indiana weigh stations in last few months

Indiana leaders say nearly 300 illegal immigrants holding commercial driver’s licenses were stopped at state weigh stations over the last three months.

Tony Ferraro, a top aide to Gov. Mike Braun, told the Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission that the state flagged 283 undocumented drivers during a 90‑day stretch.

Ferraro said the state “prosecuted and took over the enforcement action,” though he didn’t detail the specific charges. He said many of the drivers carried CDLs from states like California and New York, which don’t require U.S. citizenship to get a commercial license…

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