U.S. Border Patrol arrests Canadian truck driver for alleged cabotage violations

Published Aug 10, 07:06 PM UTC

U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested a Canadian truck driver in Las Cruces, New Mexico, for allegedly hauling freight between Deming and Los Lunas, New Mexico, in violation of federal cabotage restrictions. Cabotage laws prohibit foreign commercial drivers from transporting goods between two points within the United States. The driver admitted to being unauthorized to conduct the domestic movement and now faces prosecution and deportation. Border Patrol did not release the driver's identity, trucking company, shipper, or cargo type. This arrest is notable as it involves a Canadian driver, signaling that the federal government's cabotage enforcement crackdown extends beyond Mexican truckers, who have been the focus of previous actions. Recent cases include a Mexican driver's visa revoked for hauling produce from Yuma, Arizona, to Grandview, Washington, and another from Nogales, Arizona, to Laredo, Texas.