{"id":237104,"date":"2026-07-06T23:51:24","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T23:51:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/237104\/"},"modified":"2026-07-06T23:51:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T23:51:24","slug":"ice-lodges-detainer-for-massachusetts-truck-driver-accused-of-killing-state-trooper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/237104\/","title":{"rendered":"ICE lodges detainer for Massachusetts truck driver accused of killing state trooper"},"content":{"rendered":"

ICE has lodged a detainer request for the Haitian illegal immigrant accused of hitting and killing<\/a> a Pennsylvania state trooper last week in a fiery crash with another tractor trailer, as DHS slams Massachusetts officials for issuing the suspect a commercial driver\u2019s license.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis Haitian illegal alien was RELEASED into our country by the Biden Administration, and the sanctuary state of Massachusetts gave him a Commercial Driver\u2019s License. Now, because of these reckless policies, a Pennsylvania State Trooper is dead after a crash that was 100% preventable,\u201d Acting Assistant DHS Secretary Lauren Bis said in a written statement to the Herald.<\/p>\n

\u201cIllegal aliens should not be driving trucks on America\u2019s highways,\u201d Bis added. \u201cOur hearts and prayers go out to his family and the Pennsylvania State Police as they mourn this loss.\u201d<\/p>\n

The detainer request from ICE comes after DHS told the Herald that the suspect, 33-year old Michael Bon, of Brockton, is an illegal immigrant from Haiti and had been issued a CDL by Massachusetts.<\/p>\n

The detainer requests Pennsylvania officials to not release Bon from custody in order for ICE to apprehend him following the completion of his trial or state sentence.<\/p>\n

The fiery crash<\/a> happened on I-81 in Schuylkill County and resulted in the death of 44-year-old State Trooper Michael Pahira.<\/p>\n

The trooper was conducting a routine commercial inspection on another tractor trailer at 7 a.m. Wednesday when the crash occurred. Authorities say both the tractor trailer and Pahira\u2019s police vehicle were pulled over in the right-hand shoulder of the highway.<\/p>\n

Pahira had been speaking with the other driver, Walter Alfredo Reinoso, of New York, during the routine stop when Bon\u2019s tractor trailer suddenly veered into the right-hand shoulder and struck them.<\/p>\n

Bon was arraigned on several charges Thursday morning, including involuntary manslaughter, homicide by vehicle, aggravated assault by vehicle, and reckless driving, among other charges. DHS says ICE lodged an immigration detainer against Bon on Thursday.<\/p>\n

According to DHS, Bon has been in the country illegally since June of 2025. DHS says Massachusetts issued Bon his CDL.<\/p>\n

\"MichaelMichael Bon’s Massachusetts commercial driver’s license. (Department of Homeland Security)<\/p>\n

On July 2, 2024, U.S. Customs and Border Protection admitted Bon into the U.S. at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport as a parolee.<\/p>\n

In October of that year, Bon filed an application for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services under the Biden administration, which ultimately was never granted. Last week, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the federal government to end TPS for Haitian nationals.<\/p>\n

DHS says in June of 2025, USCIS terminated Bon\u2019s parole, issuing him a notice on June 13. But despite his parole being terminated, Bon refused to leave the country and remained in the U.S. illegally, settling in Brockton.<\/p>\n

The Massachusetts RMV is pointing the finger at the federal government, saying that Bon was eligible for and received a non-domiciled commercial driver\u2019s license under federal standards at the time of his application in March 2025.<\/p>\n

\u201cPennsylvania State Trooper Michael Pahira Jr.\u2019s death is a horrific and terrible tragedy. We mourn him and our thoughts are with his loved ones and fellow troopers. This defendant should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law,\u201d RMV spokesperson Amelia Aubourg told the Herald. \u201cThe Non-Domiciled Commercial Driver\u2019s Licenses program is a federal program. This individual was ruled eligible based on the Trump administration database and allowed to drive by federal law and Trump administration policies.\u201d<\/p>\n

The RMV says Bon applied to renew his CDL in February 2026 and was again approved, adding that he would not have been approved if he applied for renewal next year. The Trump administration implemented a new rule on March 16 directing states not to renew or issue new non-domiciled CDLs.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe RMV relies on the federal SAVE database to determine whether someone is eligible to work in the United States. When Bon applied for in 2025 and 2026, he was listed by the federal government as eligible,\u201d Aubourg said.<\/p>\n

Pahira had served with Pennsylvania State Police for over 20 years, and was called a \u201cdevoted\u201d uncle, brother and son by family members.<\/p>\n

Bon is currently held in Schuylkill County Prison after failing to post his $700,000 bail. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for July 16.<\/p>\n

\"FILEA sign marks the location of the barracks for the Pennsylvania State Police in Blooming Grove Township, Pa. (AP Photo\/Michael Rubinkam, file)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ICE has lodged a detainer request for the Haitian illegal immigrant accused of hitting and killing a Pennsylvania…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":237105,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[28,30,29],"class_list":["post-237104","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pennsylvania","tag-pennsylvania","tag-pennsylvania-headlines","tag-pennsylvania-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237104","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=237104"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237104\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/237105"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=237104"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=237104"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=237104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}