The Trump administration has halted the issuance of all work visas for foreign commercial truck drivers, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on 22 August. Rubio said the freeze, which takes effect immediately, is intended to protect public safety and prevent wage competition with U.S. drivers. The decision follows a 12 August crash near Fort Pierce, Florida, in which Indian national Harjinder Singh allegedly made an illegal U-turn with an 18-wheel tractor-trailer, blocking traffic and killing three occupants of a minivan. Singh, 28, has been charged with three counts of vehicular manslaughter and is also facing immigration violations; his brother and co-driver, Harneet Singh, 25, has been detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Singh failed an English-proficiency test after the accident and that earlier roadside inspections had flagged language problems. Duffy has directed the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to investigate and warned California, Washington and New Mexico that they could lose $33 million, $10.5 million and $7 million, respectively, in federal highway funds unless they demonstrate stricter enforcement of English-language rules for commercial drivers. The visa suspension intensifies a broader political clash over immigration and trucking regulation. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has blamed lenient licensing policies in other states for the crash, while California Governor Gavin Newsom counters that Singh held a valid federal work permit. The American Trucking Associations endorsed the crackdown, but civil-rights groups including the Sikh Coalition cautioned that the rhetoric risks fueling discrimination against immigrant drivers.