Federal officials arrested two firefighters on Wednesday during what appeared to be an immigration raid on first responders combating the ongoing Bear Gulch wildfire in Washington state. The arrests come as the administration continues to insist that its nationwide crackdown on undocumented immigration is primarily targeting criminals and gang members .

According to a report from The Seattle Times , a spokesperson for the Incident Management Team responding to the blaze said that they were “aware of a Border Patrol operation on the fire.” According to sources who spoke to the Times — including firefighters who asked to remain anonymous for fear of retaliation — federal agents spent over three hours running identification checks on two contracted response crews.

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