There are growing suspicions that the devastating fires which have ravaged Los Angeles for a week may have been caused by arsonists.

If that does prove to be the case, then a bombshell story suggests some of the criminals may have a connection to the White House.

Illegal alien caught with a blowtorch near wildfire

According to Breitbart, a man was arrested in the West Hills area of Los Angeles late on Sunday evening over concerns that he would use a blowtorch to start a fire.

BREAKING🚨: The suspect arrested while carrying a blowtorch during the L.A. fires is confirmed to be an ILLEGAL alien, per @BillMelugin_.
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Bill Melugin serves as an Los Angeles-based national correspondent for Fox News, and he described the events in a social media post.

"Per ICE sources, the man seen in a viral video being subdued by residents [and] arrested by police [with] a blowtorch near the [Kenneth Fire] in West Hills is an illegal alien from Mexico named Juan Manuel Sierra-Leyva," Melugin explained.

ICE detainer unlikely to be honored thanks to California's sanctuary law

However, Melugin noted that although Sierra-Leyva was "in custody on a probation violation," the illegal migrant had "NOT been charged [with] arson."

"I'm told ICE will place a detainer request on him with the L.A. County Sheriff's Department, but they do not expect it to be honored due to California's Sanctuary State law," Melugin continued.

The journalist said he had been informed that Sierra-Leyva was scheduled to make an appearance in court the following day.

"Again - he has not been charged [with] arson and is in custody only on a probation violation at the moment, as multiple agencies have been interviewing him," Melugin went on to stress.

CBP report shows millions crossed border illegally under Biden

Sierra-Leyva is far from being the only person to have illegally crossed America's southern border, as U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) estimated in February of last year that 7.3 million migrants had done so since President Joe Biden took office.

Fox News observed that this figure was larger than the total population found in 36 U.S. states and equal to one third of Florida's residents.

Meanwhile, someone described only as a source within local law enforcement told Fox News that he or she would not be surprised if acts of arson are discovered.

"When you have wind conditions like this, it brings out the serial arsonists, who are sickos," the figure was quoted as saying.