- Alabama launched an October partnership with ICE that referred 242 truck drivers for status checks and detained 82 during rural interstate enforcement, officials said.
- State officials say the effort targets unlicensed or unauthorized operators to reduce crash risks, following two multiday October-November operations.
- ICE agents, when available, are now embedded in routine vehicle inspections, with Alabama joining other states as immigration enforcement continues in the U.S.
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Alabama has detained more than 240 individuals through immigration enforcement actions targeting truck drivers, with federal agents concentrating on rural interstates with high crash rates.
“Alabama is leading the way when it comes to going after illegal bad actors in trucking,” Gov. Kay Ivey said. “If you are here illegally and breaking our laws, or putting folks at risk on our highways, you will be held accountable in our state.”…