PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — An Oregon firefighter who was arrested Aug. 27 while working on the Bear Gulch Fire in Washington has been located, but his attorneys are still struggling to communicate with him.
The man was one of two Oregon-based firefighters who were detained by Customs and Border Patrol following a Bureau of Land Management investigation into two companies that were contracted by the government to assist in wildland firefighting efforts.
Following his arrest, attorneys from the Innovation Law Lab, who represent one of the men, said they had been unable to locate their client. Since then, attorneys have located the man and say he is now being held at the Tacoma, Washington facility, but they are still struggling to connect with him.
“He hasn’t had his access to counsel,” said Innovation Law Lab Attorney Rodrigo Fernandez-Ortega, who is representing the man. Neither of the firefighters’ identities has been publicly released…