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Crime Festers in Republican States While Their Troops Patrol Washington  The New York Times The States Sending Troops to DC Have Way Worse Crime Problems. Most Didn’t Want to Talk About It.  Democracy Docket Republican governors sent National Guard to D.C. despite violence at home  Mississippi Today Is MAGA staging a Confederate-style military occupation of D.C.?  People’s World Sunday Briefing: Ohio guard in DC; …

Facebook Tweet Email Link Just days after two crew workers helping battle Washington’s largest wildfire were arrested by Border Patrol, Washington Rep. Emily Randall — who represents the district where the men are being held — was denied entry to the facility, calling the situation “disgusting” in an interview with CNN affiliate KOMO. “This would have been my fourth visit …

Border Patrol arrested firefighters as they were battling a wildfire  The Washington Post Firefighter arrested by US border agents was on track for legal status, lawyers say  The Guardian Border Patrol arrests 2 crew workers helping battle Washington’s biggest wildfire for being in the country illegally  CNN Keizer man detained by Border Patrol while fighting Pacific Northwest wildfire  Statesman Journal What we know about …

Seattle — Two firefighters who were part of a 44-person crew fighting a wildland blaze on Washington state’s Olympic Peninsula were arrested by U.S. Border Patrol agents during a multiagency criminal investigation into the two contractors they worked for, federal authorities said Thursday. The arrests prompted Democratic Sen. Patty Murray, of Washington State, to call U.S. immigration policy “sick.” The …

Washington Governor Criticizes Border Patrol Arrests at Wildfire Site  The New York Times Border Patrol arrests 2 firefighters battling Bear Gulch Fire in Washington  ABC News Federal agents arrest firefighters working on WA wildfire  The Seattle Times 2 firefighters working on Bear Gulch Fire arrested by Border Patrol  KING5.com Democrats seek ‘immediate answers’ after reported arrests of firefighters by US border agents  The Guardian Source …

SEATTLE — Two firefighters who were part of a 44-person crew fighting a wildland blaze on Washington state’s Olympic Peninsula were taken into custody by U.S. Border Patrol agents during a multiagency criminal investigation into the two contractors they worked for, federal authorities said Thursday. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management asked the Border Patrol to help check the workers’ …

At least one firefighter arrested in Washington state while battling a blaze on the Olympic Peninsula is a resident of Oregon, his attorneys said Thursday. Attorneys at Innovation Law Lab said they have not been able to contact the man after officers from multiple federal agencies appeared at a wildfire work site Wednesday and arrested the two men. “Although we …

Immigration agents arrested two Mexican contractors helping to tackle a wildfire in Olympic National Forest in Washington, a supervisor who oversees the crews said Thursday. It was one of the first times federal immigration agents have been known to enter a fire zone to carry out President Donald Trump’s mass deportation orders, veteran firefighters said. Two work crews, totaling 44 …

SEATTLE (AP) — Two firefighters who were part of a 44-person crew fighting a wildland blaze on Washington state’s Olympic Peninsula were taken into custody by U.S. Border Patrol agents during a multiagency criminal investigation into the two contractors they worked for, federal authorities said Thursday. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management asked the Border Patrol to help check the …

Washington — President Trump said he’s going out in Washington, D.C., Thursday night to patrol the city alongside law enforcement and the National Guard.  Mr. Trump made the announcement as the Metropolitan Police Department tells CBS News no homicides have been reported in the district in over a week, after the Trump administration began an anti-crime initiative that’s swamped the …