THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Migrant Charged With Looting Homes Evacuated During Wildfires.
An Algerian migrant under a deportation order is accused of targeting evacuated homes in France during devastating wildfires, reigniting debate over the nation's lax deportation policies.
An Algerian migrant under a deportation order is accused of targeting evacuated homes in France during devastating wildfires , reigniting debate over the nation’s lax deportation policies. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: An Algerian migrant facing a French deportation order has been accused of burglarizing at least five homes in Gironde while residents were evacuated because of devastating wildfires . The fires burned more than 104,000 acres across southwestern France and forced hundreds of thousands of people from their homes. DETAIL: According to local media, authorities identified the 28-year-old suspect through security footage, DNA evidence, and cellphone geolocation data. Prosecutors allege he targeted evacuated properties,…Open