Community on the edge

Trucks parked on a Sikh-owned lot in Bakersfield, California. A crackdown on immigrant commercial drivers and a DHS social media post targeting Sikh drivers has left the Sikh community deeply unsettled. — Alex Welsh/The New York Times

FOR years, Gurvinder Singh has hauled energy drinks, snacks and other items from California to supermarkets and big-box stores across the United States, one of more than 100,000 Sikhs earning a living in the trucking business.

In the wee hours of Sept 13, Gurvinder pulled into a rest stop in Wyoming to use the bathroom.