Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Commissioners say they will take part in efforts to return the rescue helicopter to a Coast Guard facility at Newport Municipal Airport

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers detained at least 15 people in Lane County on Wednesday, according to local advocates.

The University of Oregon’s senate held a discussion Wednesday on the potential for immigration enforcement on campus.

Sen. Ron Wyden said efforts are needed to help food banks recover after delay in SNAP benefit releases, and said he and other Oregon lawmakers will fight an ICE detention center in Newport.

It’s the latest sign U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is planning a major new facility in Newport on the Oregon Coast.

A letter to the City of Newport last week suggested that unspecified federal operations are planned for December.

If it is a detention center, it would be the first of its kind in Oregon.

An investigation by Eugene’s independent police auditor found no evidence that city police aided ICE officers during an incident last Wednesday.

As Portland protests continue, courts weigh Trump’s order to deploy the Oregon National Guard. Key 9th Circuit decision expected Tuesday.

A pair of congressional investigative committees will look into the October arrest of a Milwaukie resident by immigration officials as part of a wide-ranging investigation of immigration arrests of more than 170 U.S. citizens.

The stop to Portland follows an effort by the Trump administration to portray the city as chaotic and in need of federal troops.

An unprecedented weekend put Portland at the center of national headlines, as President Trump continued his push to deploy National Guard members into the city over the objections of city and state elected officials and a federal judge.