Uzbek truck driver arrested by ICE at New Jersey travel stop
Sep 18, 2026·Location: Woodbridge, NJ
Country of origin: Uzbekistan
ICE officers arrested Zokhid Zakhidov, 37, a Uzbek national and commercial truck driver, on August 23, 2026, during a targeted enforcement action in Woodbridge, New Jersey. He held a New York commercial learner's permit and had a May 15 conviction for driving while intoxicated, along with pending charges for assault and harassment. Cranbury, New Jersey, police had previously arrested him in April as a fugitive from justice. He remains in ICE custody pending removal proceedings.
Timeline
Sep 18, 2026—Documented NY reported on ICE's continued crackdown targeting CDL holders in New Jersey and New Hampshire
Sep 11, 2025—ICE arrested Satvir Singh, an Indian national, at a commercial-vehicle inspection station in Hillsborough, New Hampshire
Aug 31, 2025—FreightWaves reported on the arrests as part of a broader crackdown on immigrant truck drivers
Aug 23, 2025—ICE arrested Zokhid Zakhidov and Khayrullo Payzullaev, both Uzbek nationals, in separate enforcement actions in New Jersey
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