The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued the following statement after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lodged a detainer asking Pennsylvania officials to not release from jail a Haitian illegal alien who was arrested after allegedly causing a semi-truck crash that killed a Pennsylvania State Trooper.
According to local reporting, the crash occurred on July 1 in Schuylkill County, when a semi-truck crashed into Trooper Michael Pahira while he was inspecting another commercial vehicle. Trooper Pahira, a nearly 20-year veteran, succumbed to his injuries.
The driver of the truck that crashed into Trooper Pahira was Michael Bon, an illegal alien from Haiti, who was arrested and charged with vehicular homicide and involuntary manslaughter. ICE lodged a detainer for him the day after his arrest.
Bon was issued his Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) by the state of Massachusetts.
In July 2024, Bon was released into the United States by the Biden Administration. He then filed an application for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) in October 2024, and it was never granted.
The original announcement can be found here.
