Four dead as illegal immigrant semi-truck driver plows into Amish van in Indiana

WASHINGTON (TNND) — Four people are dead after an illegal immigrant operating a semi-truck drove into oncoming traffic in Indiana on Tuesday, garnering sharp rebuke from the White House over the Biden-era CBP One app.

Bekzhan Beishekeev, an illegal immigrant from Kyrgyzstan, failed to brake while driving on an Indiana highway when a semi-truck in front of him slowed down. Beishekeev, who was issued a commercial driver’s license by Pennsylvania in July last year, swerved and struck a vehicle with 15 people inside, many of whom were members of the Amish community.

He is now being held at Jay County Jail, and ICE has issued an immigration detainer against Beishekeev.

Beishekeev first entered the United States on December 19, 2024 via the Biden-era CBP One app and was later paroled by the Biden administration.

Leavitt blasted the Biden-era app during Thursday’s press briefing, comparing it to being on par with a “magic pass for Disney, Disneyland.”

“That’s not how immigration in this country should work,” Leavitt said.

“And this illegal alien from Kyrgyzstan was traveling on an Indiana highway, and he failed to brake for a slowed semi truck in front of him, he swerved into the lane, and he crashed into a van carrying 15 passengers, and four people were killed in that crash. This is another tragedy that could have been prevented, if not for the wide open borders from the previous administration.”

“That’s why this administration will continue to deport illegal aliens from our country,” Leavitt continued.

Tuesday’s fatal crash is just the latest of semi-truck car crashes caused by illegal immigrants. Last October, four Americans were killed over the span of nine days between two big-rig car crashes caused by illegal immigrants with CDL licenses.

The uptick in crashes has prompted Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to take a hard-lined approach to how states are issuing CDLs, announcing a national audit just days before the most recent crash.

“The open borders policies of the last administration allowed millions to flood our country – leading to serious allegations that the trucking licensing system is being exploited. Today, we are launching a nationwide audit to get to the bottom of this,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy. “Our audit is about protecting the safety of families on the road and upholding the integrity of CDLs held by America’s truckers. Every state must follow federal regulations, and ensure only qualified, properly documented drivers are getting behind the wheel of a truck.”