‘Lifelong Democrat’ admits she is ‘ashamed’ of party after son killed in illegal immigrant crash
Elizabeth Carter, a self-identified lifelong Democrat, testified before Congress that she is ashamed of her party's stance on immigration after her son and daughter-in-law were killed in a crash involving an illegal immigrant truck driver. The victims died in late November when their vehicle collided with a jackknifed big rig driven by Rajinder Kumar, who had been issued a license in California. The testimony highlighted growing political tensions over immigration enforcement and commercial driver's license fraud, with ICE recently launching a tipline to report such violations.
- ▪Elizabeth Carter testified that she is ashamed of the Democratic Party's handling of immigration following the death of her son, William Micah Carter, and his wife, Jennifer Lower.
- ▪The fatal crash occurred in late November when the victims' car slammed into a jackknifed truck driven by illegal immigrant Rajinder Kumar, who held a California-issued license.
- ▪Rep. Brad Knott questioned Carter about the value of enforcing immigration laws to protect American families, noting the Democratic committee members' defense of current policies.
- ▪ICE launched a new tipline for reporting commercial driver's license fraud as part of a broader crackdown on unqualified truckers.
- ▪DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin stated that federal partners will crack down on CDL fraud to prevent further deaths caused by illegal aliens driving semi-trucks.
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US News ‘Lifelong Democrat’ admits she is ‘ashamed’ of party after son killed in illegal immigrant crash By Peter Pinedo, Fox News Published Sep. 16, 2026, 3:24 a.m. ET (function() { var overlay = document.getElementById("nyp-player-lcp-overlay"); if (!overlay) { return; } function hideOverlay() { overlay.remove(); } function afterDCL() { requestAnimationFrame(hideOverlay); } if (document.readyState === "loading") { document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", afterDCL, { once: true }); } else { afterDCL(); } })(); See more of our coverage in your search results.
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