Federal immigration authorities arrested a truck driver living illegally in the United States and accused by his home country of belonging to a terrorist organization.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrested 31-year-old Akhror Bozorov, a criminal illegal migrant from Uzbekistan, during an enforcement operation on Nov. 9, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The high-profile arrest follows a slate of actions the Trump administration has taken to identify and remove illegal migrants who’ve managed to obtain Commercial Driver’s Licenses (CDLs).

“Not only was Akhror Bozorov — a wanted terrorist — RELEASED into the country by the Biden administration, but he was he was also given a commercial driver’s license by Governor Shapiro’s Pennsylvania,” Assistant DHS Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said Monday. “This should go without saying, but terrorist illegal aliens should not be operating 18-wheelers on America’s highways.”

“Biden and [former DHS Secretary Alejandro] Mayorkas allowed countless terrorists to come into our country,” McLaughlin continued. “President Trump and Secretary Noem unleashed ICE to target these national security threats.”

Akhror Bozorov. DHS image.

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The Trump administration did not immediately disclose which terrorist organization Bozorov is allegedly affiliated with, but confirmed that he illegally entered the U.S. in February 2023 and was later released into the country by the Biden administration.

Uzbek government officials, which accuse Bozorov of distributing terrorist propaganda that calls for jihad online and recruiting terrorists to join the jihad movement, issued an arrest warrant for him in 2022, according to DHS. The illegal migrant obtained a CDL in Pennsylvania and was busted earlier this month while working as a commercial truck driver.

A spokesperson for Shapiro’s office did not respond to a request for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation.

The arrest marks the latest enforcement action taken by the Trump administration against illegal migrant truck drivers. Federal officials have dramatically cracked down on commercial drivers following a slate of deadly highway accidents allegedly caused by illegal migrants.

Under emergency rules established by the Department of Transportation, non-citizens wishing to earn a non-domiciled CDL must undergo a mandatory federal immigration status check and have an employment-based visa.  The new requirements — which largely do not apply to lawful permanent residents — were aimed at illegal migrants who managed to obtain CDLs while knowing little to no English, posing serious danger to American roadways.

However, the tightened policies have been met with resistance from opponents of the Trump administration. A group of pro-Democrat labor organizations filed a lawsuit in October, and an appeals court earlier this month put the rules on hold as the legal challenge plays out.

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