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Border Patrol arrested firefighters as they were battling a wildfire – The Washington Post

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 …

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Border Patrol arrests 2 firefighters battling wildfire in Washington state, drawing ire of senator

Border Patrol arrests 2 firefighters battling wildfire in Washington state, drawing ire of senator

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 …

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Washington Governor Criticizes Border Patrol Arrests at Wildfire Site – The New York Times

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 …

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Border Patrol arrests 2 firefighters battling Bear Gulch Fire in Washington state

Border Patrol arrests 2 firefighters battling Bear Gulch Fire in Washington state

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’ …

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Firefighter from Oregon detained by Border Patrol while fighting wildfire

Firefighter from Oregon detained by Border Patrol while fighting wildfire

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 …

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Border Patrol agents arrest fire crew members at Washington wildfire

Border Patrol agents arrest fire crew members at Washington wildfire

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 …

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Firefighters detained by Border Patrol during Olympic Peninsula blaze

Firefighters detained by Border Patrol during Olympic Peninsula blaze

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 …

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Trump says he’s going to patrol D.C. Thursday night with police and National Guard

Trump says he’s going to patrol D.C. Thursday night with police and National Guard

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 …

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Trump plans to patrol Washington, DC with Thursday night

Trump plans to patrol Washington, DC with Thursday night

Facebook Tweet Email Link President Donald Trump said in an interview that he intends to join law enforcement on the streets of Washington, DC Thursday evening. “I’m going to be going out tonight, I think, with the police, and with the military, of course,” the president told radio host Todd Starnes Thursday. A senior White House official said that the …

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Border Patrol show of force at Newsom event spurs demand for info

Border Patrol show of force at Newsom event spurs demand for info

Gov. Gavin Newsom filed a request Sunday seeking records from the Trump administration to explain why a phalanx of Border Patrol agents showed up outside a news conference held by leading California Democrats last week. Newsom filed a Freedom of Information Act request with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security asking for “all documents and records” related to the Aug. …

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