GOP bill would let police seize big rigs owned by companies hiring undocumented drivers

GOP bill would let police seize big rigs owned by companies hiring undocumented drivers

Tractor trailers sit parked in a row at a truck stop in Bloomsbury, N.J. (Photo by Dana DiFilippo/New Jersey Monitor)Arizona does not have the power to enforce federal immigration laws, but Republican lawmakers want police officers in the state to interrogate truckers about their citizenship status anyway.  Last year, Harjinder Singh, an asylum-seeker who was born in India, allegedly made an illegal U-turn while driving an 18-wheeler in Fort Pie…

Bill to require Arizona cops to seize and sell semi trucks if drivers illegally present in U.S. present a fraudulent CDL

A bill recently introduced by an Arizona lawmaker would require police to seize a driver’s semi truck as a forfeiture if it is determined that the driver is not lawfully present in the U.S. and possesses a falsified commercial driver license (CDL). State Rep. David Livingston introduced House Bill 2345 in the Arizona House of Representatives on January 15, 2026. The bill establishes it as a Class 5 Felony in the state of Arizona if a person who …