Indian national Rajinder Kumar has been transferred to Oregon state custody in the United States and is set to face prosecution over a November 2025 tractor-trailer crash that killed two newlywed Americans, the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency said on Monday.
“Two Americans lost their lives, and their families deserve accountability. “After his local arrest, ICE lodged an immigration detainer with the Deschutes County Jail, but in April 2026, Deschutes County released Kumar from custody without honoring ICE’s detainer. The couple killed in the incident had been married for 16 days, according to Fox News.
ICE ERO Seattle acting Field Office Director Julio S, according to the official website of the agency. Hernandez said that ICE worked closely with law-enforcement partners to ensure Kumar is returned to state custody. ICE worked closely with law-enforcement partners to ensure Kumar is returned to state custody to answer for the serious charges against him,” Hernandez said.
ICE officers subsequently located and arrested Kumar at large earlier this year,” it added.
