The illegal immigrant trucker allegedly dragged the trooper under his truck “for quite some distance down the road” as it caught fire.
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is looking to deport a truck driver and illegal immigrant who allegedly killed a Pennsylvania State Trooper in a crash, according to a story by the Daily Wire.
A 20-year-veteran, Pennsylvania State Trooper Michael Pahira Jr., 44, had just moved back into his ailing mother’s home to take care of her. She is battling cancer.
Haitian national Michael Bon allegedly struck and killed Pahira while he was checking a vehicle on the shoulder of Interstate 81 in Cass Township last Wednesday morning. Since the tragedy, ICE filed a detainer asking local authorities to hand Bon over for deportation, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Monday.
According to the Wire’s story, Bon allegedly struck Pahira and dragged him under the truck “for quite some distance down the road” as it caught fire, Lieutenant Colonel George Bivens said during a recent press conference.
Both vehicles exploded and burst into flames at the scene of the collision. Pahira later perished due to his injuries at the hospital.
“The man died a hero,” Bivens said. “He was an outstanding trooper, an excellent motor carrier enforcement officer … had been doing it for a number of years and was considered to be one of our best.”
According to the Wire story, Bon was released into the United States by the Biden administration in July 2024 under its vaunted humanitarian parole program that permitted certain migrants to fly directly to the United States to bypass the border, according to Fox News. He later applied for Temporary Protected Status, but was denied the deportation shield, DHS said.
Trooper Michael Pahira's death was 100% preventable.
— American Truckers United (@atutruckers) July 7, 2026
A Pennsylvania State Trooper — a 20-year veteran — was struck and killed on I-81 while conducting a routine commercial vehicle inspection. The driver? Michael Bon, a Haitian illegal alien who entered under Biden parole, had… pic.twitter.com/XFHWnRl5c1
Federal authorities terminated Bon’s parole status in June 2025, ordering him to leave the United States, according to Fox News. Still, Bon remained.
He obtained a Massachusetts commercial driver’s license in March 2025, which was renewed in February 2026, Fox News reported.
“This Haitian illegal alien was RELEASED into our country by the Biden Administration, and the sanctuary state of Massachusetts gave him a Commercial Driver’s License,” Acting Assistant Homeland Security Secretary Lauren Bis said in a statement Monday.
“Now, because of these reckless policies, a Pennsylvania State Trooper is dead after a crash that was 100% preventable. Illegal aliens should not be driving trucks on America’s highways. Our hearts and prayers go out to his family and the Pennsylvania State Police as they mourn this loss,” Bis added.
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