Truck Driver Found With 23 Illegals Hidden in His Sleeper Cab – Twitchy

We’re just hearing about this today, but this happened a couple of weeks ago in Texas. A trucker was pulled over, and authorities discovered he had 23 illegals stuffed into his sleeper cab. Not in the trailer … in the sleeper cab. We had to do a Google search for it to make sure it was real.

A Texas DPS traffic stop of an 18-wheeler turned chaotic when troopers discovered that 24-year-old driver John David Amaya lacked a commercial license and was hiding 23 illegal immigrants in the truck’s sleeper cab.

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— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) December 8, 2025

He claims he has a CDL, but he just didn’t have a picture of it handy.

Amber Kite reports for FOX 26 Houston:

A DPS Trooper initially pulled over a white Freightliner truck tractor for driving on an improved shoulder along the busy interstate. During the stop, the trooper learned the driver did not have a commercial driver’s license (CDL).

Troopers and a Border Patrol K-9 unit found the 23 people hidden in the vehicle’s sleeper area. 

The driver, identified as John David Amaya, 24, of Laredo, was immediately arrested. He was charged with 23 counts of smuggling of persons, a state jail felony.

The 23 individuals, who were identified as being from Nicaragua, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Mexico, were referred to U.S. Border Patrol.

“Oh, I didn’t realize they were back there, officer.”

How TF do you get 23 people in a SLEEPER CAB?!

It barely fits one. https://t.co/ZYtcu6n2aD

— Amy Curtis (@RantyAmyCurtis) December 8, 2025

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— Sir Labancelot (@ougrad2001) December 8, 2025

Answers the age-old question how many illegals can you fit in the sleeper of a semi truck

— Steve in Crowtown (@StevenCrowtown) December 8, 2025

Hmmm. Always young males. Never families 🤔🤔

— Ian Gilym (@IGilym) December 8, 2025

All cartel aged males

— BBM (@BadBackMatt) December 8, 2025

And who owns the truck!🤔

— valk.7.1 🇺🇸 (@brendajlopez) December 8, 2025

We’re curious what he was actually hauling in the trailer, and what trucking company was paying him to deliver it.

He just looks shady to begin with. Who hired him? Driving without a CDL should earn you jail time also on top of trafficking charges

— Shane Connor 🇺🇲 (@ShaneConnor) December 8, 2025

Hope he has fun in prison for human trafficking

— Norman Lemming (@RawYolkVolkist) December 8, 2025

“I’m on the phone with my lawyer”. He knew his ass was done for.

— Humble When Victorious (@Dramafree01) December 8, 2025

Deport all illegals

— Preston Murray (@prestongmurray) December 8, 2025

One thing is for sure, the US has no need for any of the 23 illegal alien criminals who were in the sleeper cab. Deport them all immediately and throw the driver in jail.

— Crawford Montizano (@CrawfordMontiz1) December 8, 2025

Attempting to sneak in means you have a reason to not be detected.
Deport them all and put them on the permanent “do not enter” list

— Evan Dyer (@EvanDyer) December 8, 2025

Shut the border, jail the smugglers, deport every last passenger. This is not “migration,” it is organized human trafficking and demographic warfare. Texas is doing the job the federal government refuses to do.

— rowdyamerican (@rowdyamerican69) December 8, 2025

If you’re going to drive a semi with 23 illegals stuffed into the sleeper cab, at least have your CDL on you.

How much was the driver getting paid to smuggle these men? Or was he just doing them a favor? Someone coordinated this, and we bet it wasn’t the 24-year-old.

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