ICE Arrests 114 in Operations Targeting Truck Drivers

ICE arrests 114 in operations targeting truck drivers

During the week of May 11, U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested dozens of truck drivers as part of Operation Checkmate in Arizona. That same week, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement partnered with South Carolina law enforcement to make 114 arrests in operations targeting “fraudulent truck drivers.” Coined as Operation Safe Drive and Operation Rubber Duck, law enforcement targeted commercial motor vehicles along Interstate 26 and Intersta…

ICE arrests 114 during I-26 and I-85 patrols targeting 'fraudulent truck drivers' and immigration violations

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) released results from a pair of operations targeting commercial vehicle drivers in South Carolina for immigration, criminal, and licensing violations. ICE partnered with South Carolina law enforcement agencies through the 287(g) program for “Operation Safe Drive” and “Operation Rubber Duck,” from May 12 to May 14, 2026. “The coordinated efforts targeted commercial vehicles, fraudulent truck drivers,…