Foreign immigrants seeking to sneak across the U.S. border illegally are setting wildfires as a means to "smoke-out" observation posts and patrol routes, therefore hindering border agents attempting to do their jobs.
The wildfires have resulted in the destruction of some of the nation's most pristine national forests and pose an ongoing threat to visitors, residents, and responding firefighters. According to law enforcement agencies, attending to and extinguishing intentionally set fires often requires the assistance of law enforcement agents, which enables armed smugglers of aliens and drugs to enter the country illegally.
