An Indian national, who had arrived in the US illegally, has been arrested for causing a multi-vehicle crash while driving a truck in California last year that critically injured a five-year old child and left her with life-altering injuries.

The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested Partap Singh last month and he will remain in ICE custody pending immigration proceedings.

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The agency said that in June 2024, Singh caused a multi-car pileup while driving a commercial 18-wheeler in California.

Singh had illegally crossed the southern border in October 2022 and was “released” into the country by the Joe Biden administration, the Departm

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