ICE has put a hold on Harjinder Singh. Gov. Ron DeSantis dispatched Lt. Gov. Jay Collins to California to escort Singh onto an airplane before his court appearance.

Supporters say the fatal wrong U-turn was a tragedy, not a crime; judge denies bond while vehicular-homicide and immigration cases proceed.

A Change.org petition supporting Harjinder Singh, an Indian trucker facing 45 years in a US prison for a fatal crash, has garnered over 2.2 million signatures. Singh’s family in Punjab is pleading for leniency,