Echoes of applause reverberated through Congress as President Trump championed the ‘Delilah Law’ in his State of the Union address—a bold federal mandate to deny commercial driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants nationwide. The proposal draws its name and urgency from Delilah Coleman, a first-grader whose world shattered in a California highway horror.
June 2024: Pratap Singh, who evaded detection after entering via Mexico in October 2022, gripped the controls of an 18-wheeler barreling too fast into a construction zone. Language barriers meant he missed critical signs, leading to a catastrophic chain-reaction crash. Delilah suffered catastrophic injuries; doctors predicted a lifetime of dependency—no walking, no talking, no normalcy.
Miraculously, she’s defying fate, back in class and mobile. Trump called her a beacon of strength, inviting the gallery’s cheers as Marcus Coleman cradled his daughter. He connected her pain to policy: Biden’s lax borders admitted Singh, California’s permissive rules licensed him despite red flags.
Trump drove the narrative home—millions of undocumented drivers skirt English requirements, blind to road essentials like hazards and limits. DHS reports confirm the facts, underscoring the stakes. The ‘Delilah Law’ aims to centralize authority, stripping states’ power to issue CDLs to illegals and averting future tragedies.
With public sentiment shifting on immigration and road safety, this initiative tests legislative will. Delilah’s presence personalized the plea, transforming statistics into a call to action. As debates ignite, Trump’s vision positions public protection at the forefront of the national conversation.