ICE arrests illegal alien brother of Indian truck driver who killed three Floridians

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested the brother of Harjinder Singh on Thursday, the undocumented truck driver from India accused of killing three Floridians for making an illegal U-turn.

Singh's brother, Harneet Singh, a 25-year-old illegal immigrant, was riding as a co-driver at the time of the accident, which took place on August 12 in Florida.

Last week, Harjinder Singh, 28, was also returned to Florida from California to face three counts of manslaughter by vehicle. Singh has been in police custody since his arrest.

According to federal agents, the individual allegedly entered the United States irregularly from Mexico, and after the crash failed an English test, correctly answering only 2 of 12 verbal questions and accurately identifying only 1 of 4 road signs.

Singh obtained his commercial license in the blue state of California, where he resides.

The fatal accident has prompted Secretary of State Marco Rubio to suspend the issuance of work visas to foreigners seeking a CDL license to drive on U.S. roads.

"The increasing number of foreign drivers operating large tractor-trailer trucks on U.S. roads is endangering American lives and undercutting the livelihoods of American truckers," Rubio said in a statement.

English deficiency can prove fatal

In the past, the Trump Administration has complained, saying many of these foreign truckers do not speak English or speak it poorly.

"This crash was a foreseeable tragedy directly caused by reckless decisions and compounded by despicable failures," Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said.

Even before the fatal crash, Republican lawmakers have targeted foreign truckers, whom they point to for a spike in road accidents.

Obama Administration asked authorities not to discriminate

Truck drivers have long been required to pass exams that include basic English proficiency, but in 2016 during the administration of then-President Barack Obama asked authorities not to take truck drivers off the streets solely because of their language deficiencies.