Democrats and their allies within the institution media are falsely claiming that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) brokers have arrested a pair of “firefighters” within the sanctuary state of Washington. Genuinely, the 2 males are usually not firefighters, however somewhat unlawful aliens with previous prison data.
Final week, the institution media ran wild with a narrative claiming that two firefighters had been arrested by ICE brokers in Bear Gulch, Washington, amidst an ongoing hearth.
Jose Bertin Cruz-Estrada of Mexico, one of many unlawful aliens arrested, has beforehand been charged with delivering and promoting methamphetamine. Cruz-Estrada has been encountered by Border Patrol brokers a complete of 15 instances.
Cruz-Estrada was ordered deported by a federal immigration choose in April 2015 and deported by ICE brokers on February 27, 2016. After his final deportation, Cruz-Estrada crossed the southern border once more on an unknown date.
The opposite unlawful alien arrested by ICE brokers was beforehand charged with illegally carrying a hid weapon. Division of Homeland Safety (DHS) officers informed Breitbart Information that the pair weren’t firefighters and had been working for an organization that was concerned in chopping firewood, not actively combating the Bear Gulch fires.
The details of the case didn’t cease Democrats from turning the arrests right into a false speaking level that the institution media breathlessly picked up.
A headline from NBC Information reads “Trump’s immigration crackdown sweeps up 2 firefighters battling a wildfire in Washington state,” whereas a bit from Reuters reads “Two firefighters held at Washington ICE detention heart amid wildfire, US consultant says.”
Democrats had been fast to latch onto the unfounded claims.
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