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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.

The statement is the first time the federal government has commented on the arrests that sparked outrage from elected leaders across the Northwest.

Federal officials say on Wednesday, agents from th

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