Firefighters Suspect Management Complicity in Bear Gulch ICE Raid

Firefighters suspect management complicity in Bear Gulch ICE raid

This article originally appeared in Stateline.Wildland firefighters were stunned when federal immigration authorities last month raided an active wildfire response in Washington state, arresting two firefighters and sidelining crews for hours.Wildfire veterans say the operation was nearly unprecedented, a breach in longstanding protocol that federal agents don’t disrupt emergency responders to check immigration status.Worse, many wildfire vetera…

Firefighters question leaders’ role in Washington immigration raid while working on blaze in Olympic National Park • Lincoln Chronicle

Wildland firefighters were stunned when federal immigration authorities last week raided an active wildfire response in Washington state, arresting two firefighters and sidelining crews for hours. Wildfire veterans say the operation was nearly unprecedented, a breach in longstanding protocol that federal agents don’t disrupt emergency responders to check immigration status. The post Firefighters question leaders’ role in Washington immigration r…

Firefighters question leaders’ role in immigration raid that snared Keizer man

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Firefighters question leaders’ role in Washington immigration raid - Salem Reporter

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