Truck driver detained after weigh station stop, federal judge finds rights violation
Feb 11, 2026 · Iowa, India

Jagdish Singh, an Indian citizen with valid work authorization through May 2029 and a pending asylum case, was arrested by ICE on February 11, 2026, after being pulled over at a weigh station near Mitchellville, Iowa during a joint operation between Iowa State Patrol and ICE called "Operation ICE Wall" that targeted commercial drivers near Interstate 80. Singh was detained in Polk County Jail without the opportunity to argue for release on bond. On April 20, a federal judge ruled that the government violated Singh's Fifth Amendment due process rights by arresting him after years of allowing him to live and work in the United States, though the judge stopped short of ordering his immediate release and instead directed an immigration judge to determine if continued detention is warranted. Singh sued the federal government over the alleged violations of his rights.
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