Wildland Firefighter Arrested in Payroll Probe Amid Immigration Enforcement
23-year-old Oregon wildland firefighter fighting Bear Gulch Fire in Washington.
Despite 2021 DHS policy against immigration enforcement at disaster sites, arrest proceeded.
Parents were migrant farmworkers; relocated to Oregon several years ago.
Family filed 2018 U-Visa application, still pending.
Legal reps filed habeas corpus petition and restraining order.
Arrest sparked condemnation from lawmakers and advocates.
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