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FILE - A London Underground sign at Westminster station with the Queen Elizabeth Tower in the background that holds the bell known as Big Ben in London, March 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, file)

Members of California’s Sikh trucking community say a deadly crash involving one of its own has led to a spike in anti-Sikh rhetoric. The Aug. 12 crash and its subsequent investigations sparked heated national debates over immigration and stirred arguments between the governors of California and Florida. California is home to about half of U.S. members of the monotheistic religion. Many of them covet high-paying trucking jobs because they allow Sikh men to wear beards, uncut hair and turbans. Sikh advocacy groups say they’re mourning for the victims of the crash. They’re also demanding a fair trial for the driver and condemning anti-Sikh discrimination.

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Members of the Mississippi National Guard watch as Metro Transit Police talk to a man after taking him off a Metro bus, as they patrol the Chinatown neighborhood in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

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New York Mayor candidate Curtis Sliwa holds a subway door for a passenger as he campaigns in the New York City subway system, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)