Federal immigration enforcement U.S. Border Patrol (Arizona sector)
- Case on record
- 1
- Ended in a killing
- 1
- Prior arrests across these defendants
- 0
Background
Manvir Singh, an Indian national, was apprehended by Border Patrol after illegally crossing the Arizona border in 2023 and released under the Biden administration's catch-and-release policy. He later obtained a California-issued commercial driver's license and was working as a semi-truck driver when he caused a fatal multi-vehicle crash near Lodi in May 2026.
Cases on record
Two teens, ages 16 and 20, 16
Singh's Freightliner semi jackknifed and struck multiple vehicles on northbound Highway 99 near Lodi. The big rig slammed into a Kia Forte carrying two young men, ages 16 and 20, both killed. Five others were injured. Singh fled the scene on foot before being captured. He was charged with vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence and hit-and-run resulting in death. ICE has lodged an immigration detainer.