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Border Patrol agents arrest fire crew members at Washington wildfire

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Immigration agents arrested two Mexican contractors helping to tackle a wildfire in Olympic National Forest in Washington, a supervisor who oversees the crews...

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29 articles, oldest first.

  1. The Columbian

    Border Patrol operation at wildfire in Washington state sparks criticism (opens The Columbian)

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    SEATTLE (AP) — A U.S. Customs and Border Patrol operation at the site of a wildfire on Washington state's Olympic Peninsula sparked condemnation by Sen. Patty Murray who said firefighters put the

  2. The Columbian

    Federal agents arrest firefighters working on WA wildfire (opens The Columbian)

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    SEATTLE — Two people fighting the Bear Gulch fire on the Olympic Peninsula were arrested by federal law enforcement Wednesday, in a confrontation described by firefighters and depicted in photos and v

  3. Rolling Stone

    Immigration Agents Arrest Firefighters Combatting Bear Gulch Wildfire (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Federal immigration agents arrested two firefighters responding to the Bear Gulch wildfire in Washington state, The Seattle Times reports.

  4. The New Republic

    Immigration Agents Arrest Firefighters in Middle of Battling Wildfire (opens The New Republic)

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    Federal agents rounded up firefighters in Washington state.

  5. CNN

    Border patrol arrests two firefighters while they were fighting Washington’s biggest wildfire (opens CNN)

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    Border Patrol agents conducted an operation at the site of Washington state’s biggest wildfire this week, and a Washington congresswoman’s office confirmed two firefighters were arrested at the site where first responders are working to contain the blaze that’s already torched almost 9,000 acres in…

  6. Anchorage Daily News

    Federal agents arrest firefighters working on Washington state wildfire (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    A spokesperson for the Incident Management Team leading the Bear Gulch Fire response said the team was “aware of a Border Patrol operation on the fire.”

  7. New York Post

    Two firefighters arrested in immigration raid while tackling 9,000-acre wildfire (opens New York Post)

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    Two firefighters have been arrested by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) while they tackled a 9,000-acre wildfire in Washington, the Department of Natural Resources has said.

  8. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Border Patrol arrests 2 firefighters for being in the country illegally as they battled Washington’s biggest wildfire | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    By Celina Tebor, CNN (CNN) — Border Patrol agents arrested two firefighters Wednesday – who they say were in the United States illegally – while

  9. NBC Chicago

    Border Patrol agents arrest fire crew members at Washington wildfire (opens NBC Chicago)

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    Immigration agents arrested two Mexican contractors helping to tackle a wildfire in Olympic National Forest in Washington, a supervisor who oversees the crews...

  10. Al Jazeera

    Firefighters tackling wildfire in US arrested by immigration agents (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Border patrol officers swoop in, make arrests as firefighters prepare to tackle 3,600-hectare blaze in Washington State.

  11. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    2 firefighters battling Washington state wildfire arrested by Border Patrol (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    Two firefighters fighting the Bear Gulch Fire in Washington state were arrested by Border Patrol agents, federal authorities say.

  12. CBS News

    Border Patrol arrests 2 firefighters battling wildfire in Washington state, drawing ire of senator (opens CBS News)

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    Two firefighters battling a wildfire in Washington State were arrested by U.S. Border Patrol agents, prompting Democratic Sen. Patty to call U.S. immigration policy "sick."

  13. The Columbian

    Border Patrol: Firefighters arrested at Bear Gulch fire illegally entered U.S. (opens The Columbian)

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    SEATTLE — The two firefighters arrested at the Bear Gulch fire had entered the U.S. illegally, according to a news release Thursday from U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

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