Worst of the Worst? ICE -- "ICE and Oklahoma bolster public safety on state’s highways by removing 34 illegal alien truck drivers"

Kevin R. Johnson

08 Nov 2025 — 1 min read

President Trump has often said that the administration is seeking to remove the "worst of the worst." News agencies have questioned that claim as the mass deportation campaign continues. Day laborers at Home Depots, workers at car washes, and random people of color have been the subject of indiscriminate roving patrols on the streets of the United States.

Last week, Immigra tion and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in a news release crowed about the removal of licensed truck drivers: "ICE and the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, a 287(g) partner, arrested 70 illegal aliens during a two-day special emphasis operation from Oct. 28 – 29, including 36 criminal aliens and 34 found violating state law by operating a semi-truck or commercial vehicle while in the U.S. illegally. Similar to other recent operations, `Operation Guardian' resulted in the arrest of many illegal aliens driving trucks that had been issued Commercial Drivers Licenses in states with sanctuary policies such as California, Illinois, and New York." (bold added).

Do you feel any safer? I have spent some time on the interstate highways in recent days and sometimes worry about the driving of truckers. I have no idea of their immigration status. But, don't we want all truckdrivers to be licensed? Are undocumented truckdrivers really a big issue of safety concern?

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