Pennsylvania lawmakers want answers after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested a commercial truck driver who was wanted on terrorism charges in Uzbekistan.
Truck Driver Arrested By ICE Had CDL Out Of Pennsylvania: Feds
On November 17, 2025, ICE announced the arrest of Akhror Bozorov, 31, and provided details on his criminal, immigration, and licensing status.
Officials said that Bozorov was arrested in Kansas by ICE on November 9, 2025, while he was working as a commercial truck driver.
Bozorov possessed a Pennsylvania-issued non-domiciled commercial driver’s license (CDL) and was granted work authorization in January 2024, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Officials also said that Bozorov has been wanted in Uzbekistan since 2022 “for being a member of a terrorist organization,” and for “distributing terrorist propaganda calling for jihad online and recruiting terrorists to join the jihad movement.”
DHS said that Bozorov entered the U.S. illegally in February 2023.
“Not only was Akhror Bozorov—a wanted terrorist—RELEASED into the country by the Biden administration, but he was he was also given a commercial driver’s license by Governor Shapiro’s Pennsylvania. This should go without saying, but terrorist illegal aliens should not be operating 18-wheelers on America’s highways,” said Assistant DHS Secretary Tricia McLaughlin.
Pennsylvania Lawmakers Demand Investigation
Following the announcement from ICE about the status of Bozorov as a CDL holder as well as a wanted terrorist and an illegal immigrant, the Pennsylvania House Republican Caucus sent a letter to Attorney General Dave Sunday and Auditor General Tim DeFoor “demanding an investigation of Pennsylvania’s driver’s license, REAL ID, and voter registration systems to find out how this happened and prevent reoccurrence.”
“Illegal immigrants with alleged ties to terrorism should not be getting a Pennsylvania driver’s license in any form, obtaining a REAL ID, or having the opportunity to vote as part of automatic voter registration. Pennsylvanians are rightly demanding answers as to how this happened and what is being done to stop this from happening in the future, and those answers are best obtained by the Attorney General and Auditor General using the powers of their offices to hold the Shapiro administration accountable,” House Republicans said.
Truckers Call For Congress To Close Non-Domiciled CDL Loopholes
The Owner Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) issued a statement on Bozorov’s arrest and called for support of Rep. Rouzer’s Non-Domiciled CDL Integrity Act.
“OOIDA and truckers across America support the Trump Administration’s action to restore integrity to the issuance of non-domiciled CDLs. For too long, loopholes in this program have allowed unqualified drivers onto our highways, putting professional truckers and the motoring public at risk. Representative Rouzer’s Non-Domiciled CDL Integrity Act reflects the Trump Administration’s policy and would make it permanent. Passing this bill and getting it signed into law will protect these critical safety reforms from being undone by future court decisions or a new administration. Congress must act immediately to make President Trump’s non-domiciled CDL crackdown the law of the land,” said Todd Spencer, OOIDA President.