U.S. Border Patrol arrests Canadian trucker for alleged cabotage violation in New Mexico

Published Aug 12, 04:15 PM UTC

A Canadian truck driver was arrested by U.S. Border Patrol in Las Cruces, New Mexico, for allegedly hauling cargo within the U.S. in violation of cabotage laws, which restrict foreign carriers from transporting goods domestically. The driver faces prosecution and deportation. The article criticizes the enforcement as a victimless crime and protectionist policy, noting the U.S. faces a truck driver shortage with over 237,000 annual openings. It contrasts this with the Trump administration's Freedom Haulers Initiative to recruit veterans and its waiver of the Jones Act for shipping, arguing that allowing foreign truckers could help address the shortage.