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Indian national with NY commercial license arrested at Pennsylvania weigh station

Sep 4, 2026·Location: Newberry, PA

Country of origin: India

Indian national with NY commercial license arrested at Pennsylvania weigh station
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Simranpal Singh, an Indian national who entered the United States through Arizona in June 2022 and was later released by immigration authorities, was arrested by an ICE officer during a commercial vehicle inspection at a weigh station in Newberry, Pennsylvania. At the time of his arrest, Singh had an outstanding warrant for wire fraud and wire fraud conspiracy out of the Middle District of Pennsylvania, and he held a commercial driver's license issued by New York State. He is being held in ICE custody pending transfer to the U.S. Marshals Service before facing removal proceedings.

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