TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) — Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has filed a federal lawsuit against California and Washington over the states’ “sanctuary” polices, which he claims have put others in danger.
The lawsuit comes following the arrest of Harjinder Singh, a 28-year-old truck driver from California, who officials said killed three people after making an improper U-turn on a Florida Turnpike in St. Lucie County.
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Authorities said Singh, who has been charged with three counts of vehicular homicide, entered the U.S. illegally in 2018 and got a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) in California.
In the lawsuit, Uthmeier asserts that California and Washington “abandoned their duties” in enforcing the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act, which states that applicants must provide proof of citizenship when obtaining a CDL…