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Originally Posted by Perfectlap
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The police who respond in many jurisdictions can arrest the unlicensed driver and have the car impounded. At which point their legal status would be determined and bail refused as they were deemed either "danger to the community or pose a risk of flight", the standard for bail. If the local police who arrested the uninsured driver suspect the driver of being an undocumented immigrant they can alert the immigration officials who will place a federal detainer on the uninsured drivers's release to begin deportation proceedings.
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You must not spend any time in California (or other States along the southern border)
That scenario plays out with the undocumented individual getting that summons you spoke of, but they'll never show up for the hearing. The victim is left to cover their own bills. Rinse, repeat.
The only defense left is to carry lots of "under insured motorist" coverage on your auto policy.