Firefighters Arrested at Wildfire Scene Spark Immigration Policy Debate
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Senator Patty Murray has called for immediate answers from the Trump administration regarding the detention of two firefighters by border agents while responding to a wildfire in Washington, raising concerns about immigration enforcement during emergencies and criticizing budget cuts to firefighting agencies.
- Democrats seek ‘immediate answers’ after reported arrests of firefighters by US border agents The Guardian
- Immigration Officials Conduct Operation at Wildfire Site in Washington State The New York Times
- 2 firefighters working on Bear Gulch Fire arrested by Homeland Security KING5.com
- Immigration Agents Arrest Firefighters Combatting Bear Gulch Wildfire Rolling Stone
- Murray rips Border Patrol arrests of wildfire crew members: ‘Immigration policy is fundamentally sick’ The Hill
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