ICE arrests three immigrant truck drivers in New Jersey and New Hampshire crackdown
Aug 31, 2025
ICE arrested two Uzbek nationals, Zokhid Zakhidov and Khayrullo Payzullaev, in separate New Jersey enforcement actions on Aug. 23, and an Indian national, Satvir Singh, at a commercial-vehicle inspection station in Hillsborough, New Hampshire, on Sept. 11. All three are commercial truck drivers described by ICE as unlawfully present in the U.S. and remain in immigration custody pending removal proceedings. The arrests are part of broader federal operations, including 287(g) partnerships, targeting commercial drivers at weigh stations and inspection checkpoints nationwide.
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