Uzbekistan is urging its citizens in the United States to carry proof of legal immigration status at all times, saying U.S. immigration authorities have intensified operations on federal highways across the U.S. in recent days.
Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday that some people detained in those operations “have been reported in connection with the use of multiple driver’s licenses or suspicions related to terrorism.”
The warning came a day after two members of the West Virginia National Guard were shot near the White House in what President Donald Trump called an act of terrorism. Trump said late Thursday that one had died; the other was in critical condition. U.S. officials identified the alleged shooter as an Afghan man who had driven across the U.S., from Washington state to the capital of Washington, D.C., in order to carry out the attack. The suspect was arrested.
U.S. authorities conducting immigration inspections check on driver’s licenses, the English-language proficiency of drivers, work authorization documents and other paperwork, according to the Uzbek ministry statement. It said U.S. authorities have broad powers of enforcement on federal highways.
