Uzbek truck driver detained by ICE at New Jersey travel stop
Aug 23, 2026·Location: Hamilton, NJ
Country of origin: Uzbekistan
ICE arrested Khayrullo Payzullaev, 30, a Uzbek national and commercial truck driver, during a targeted enforcement action at a travel stop in Hamilton, New Jersey. He held a Pennsylvania non-domiciled commercial driver's license. A Philadelphia immigration judge had ordered his detention on July 21, and he remains in ICE custody pending removal proceedings.
Sources
- ICE targets truck drivers at travel stops and inspection checkpoints
freightwaves.com·Sep 16, 2026·archived copy
theproducewire.com·Sep 16, 2026
- ICE Arrests Two Uzbek Truckers in Newark Amid Scrutiny of State CDL Programs
dailypresser.com·Sep 16, 2026·archived copy
- englebrookindependentnews.com
- ice.gov
Sep 15, 2026
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