Exclusive: Border patrol arrested José Bertin Cruz-Estrada while he was battling a wildfire in Washington. He is now in Mexico, separated from his family in Oregon
A BLM spokesperson said in an email the bureau was investigating “potentially significant timecard fraud on the part of contract fire crews” and during the process discovered that some crewmembers were working under visas. BLM then contacted US border patrol to “conduct visa verifications”, which led to the arrests.
Bootlicking Rats.