Truck driver charged with killing couple arrested by ICE after release
Kelsey Merison
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KTVZ) — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Rajinder Kumar on April 22nd, 2026, after his release on April 2nd, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
Kumar, a semi-truck driver who entered the country illegally in 2022, was charged with manslaughter in a deadly Highway 20 crash.
The collision, which occurred on November 24th, 2025, resulted in the deaths of William Micah Carter and Jennifer Lynn Carter. Kumar was arrested in late November 2025 by Oregon State Police after troopers say he jackknifed his truck on U.S. Highway 20 about 50 miles east of Bend. Troopers said he failed to put out emergency warning equipment before a Subaru Outback slammed into the trailer, killing driver William, 25, and passenger Jennifer, 24.
Kumar is currently being held at the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma. He has been placed in removal proceedings.
Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security criticized the actions of both California and Oregon officials regarding Kumar. “This illegal alien was issued a CDL by Gavin Newsom’s California. He then went on to recklessly drive a truck on America’s highways and KILL two honeymooners. Instead of cooperating with ICE law enforcement, Oregon sanctuary politicians RELEASED him from jail back into American communities,” said Bis. “Every time sanctuary politicians release a dangerous criminal illegal alien back into our communities, they are gambling with American lives. We are grateful to our ICE law enforcement officers who tracked this killer down to ensure he’s permanently removed from America’s highways and can never harm another American family again.
William Michah Carter, 25, and passenger Jennifer Lynn Carter, 24, were on their honeymoon when they were killed after reportedly crashing into Kumar’s semi-truck.
Click here to read some of KTVZ’s earlier reporting on the deadly crash.