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Brazilian man arrested operating tractor-trailer without commercial license

May 27, 2026·Location: Harrisonburg, VA

Country of origin: Brazil

Brazilian man arrested operating tractor-trailer without commercial license
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ICE arrested Lins Dos Santos-Melo, a Brazilian national, on Interstate 81 in Virginia for operating a tractor-trailer without a required commercial driver's license. Dos Santos-Melo possessed a valid Massachusetts driver's license but lacked the proper credentials for the vehicle he was operating. The arrest was part of ICE enforcement operations targeting undocumented immigrants operating commercial vehicles.

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