NRI PULSE STAFF REPORT
Oklahoma City, OK, October 11, 2025: U.S. immigration authorities have arrested an Indian national who allegedly obtained a commercial driver’s license (CDL) in New York under the name “No Name Given Anmol”.
The man, identified as Anmol Anmol, was detained on September 23, 2025, during a routine inspection at a truck weigh station along Interstate 40 in Oklahoma. According to a statement released by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), record checks by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) revealed that Anmol had entered the United States illegally in 2023 and was later released into the country under federal immigration policies. He has now been placed in removal proceedings.
The arrest was part of a larger three-day enforcement operation conducted by ICE and the Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) from September 22–25, which led to the detention of 120 undocumented immigrants, including 91 operating 18-wheelers. Officials say the operation was facilitated by Oklahoma’s 287(g) partnership, which enables local law enforcement to work with ICE in identifying and detaining noncitizens in violation of immigration law.
“Allowing illegal aliens to obtain commercial driver’s licenses to operate 18-wheelers and transport hazardous materials on America’s roads is reckless and incredibly dangerous to public safety,” said Tricia McLaughlin, DHS Assistant Secretary. “New York is not only failing to check if applicants applying to drive 18-wheelers are U.S. citizens but even failing to obtain the full legal names of individuals they are issuing commercial drivers’ licenses to.”
McLaughlin added that the agency is working with state and local partners “to get illegal alien truck drivers who often don’t know basic traffic laws off our highways.”
The arrest of Anmol comes amid growing scrutiny of undocumented drivers in the commercial trucking sector. Federal officials cite a series of recent incidents involving unauthorized truck drivers, including one in California that left a five-year-old girl critically injured and another in Florida, where Harjinder Singh, also reportedly in the country illegally, was charged with three counts of vehicular homicide while operating a semi-truck.
These cases, ICE officials say, highlight broader risks associated with undocumented individuals behind the wheel of heavy commercial vehicles — particularly when those vehicles transport hazardous materials or operate across state lines.
Anmol’s arrest also comes on the heels of a larger enforcement action along I-40 in which several Indian nationals — many reportedly from Punjab — were among those detained. While ICE has not confirmed exact numbers, Indian media and diaspora social media accounts claim that 28 to 30 of those arrested were Punjabi truck drivers working without legal documentation.
