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jmbar2

(7,435 posts)
Wed Nov 12, 2025, 10:27 PM 2 hrs ago

ICE is scouting out locations to set up operations in my small Oregon town.

I live in Newport, on the coast. It's a small tourist and fishing town on the Oregon coast. We have a lot of immigrants that are recruited from Guatemala to work in a big fish processing plant. Their children are well established in our local schools. The work is very hard physically, and the company houses some of them in dorm-style lodgings.

A couple of days ago, some mystery group approached the city about taking over part of our airport to set up a concentration camp. City council had a town hall on it tonite. I couldn't make it, but apparently it was packed.

This afternoon, a truck full of yeehaws was cruising all through town with big flags, including a large black flag, which I guess is one of the militia groups. They've also started recruiting for ICE jobs. Every Nazi tweaker in the region -- we have lots of Methros -- will now get the best paying jobs on the coast.

Feel like I've been punched in the gut that it could happen here.
https://www.opb.org/article/2025/11/11/newport-oregon-ice-possible-operations

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ICE is scouting out locations to set up operations in my small Oregon town. (Original Post) jmbar2 2 hrs ago OP
They were in Florence today CanonRay 2 hrs ago #1
Another beautiful spot. CentralMass 2 hrs ago #3
Ice, or the Methros with flags? jmbar2 2 hrs ago #4
F' that. Newport is a beautiful place. CentralMass 2 hrs ago #2
We've spent a lot of time in Newport.. Permanut 2 hrs ago #5
I passed through Newport this summer. I thought it a lovely place, we had a great time. RockRaven 2 hrs ago #6
Horrible and sickening. 58Sunliner 47 min ago #7
I'm So Sorry! Cha 18 min ago #8

RockRaven

(18,347 posts)
6. I passed through Newport this summer. I thought it a lovely place, we had a great time.
Wed Nov 12, 2025, 10:51 PM
2 hrs ago

Off the top of my head I recall reading that it was the 2nd largest (by tonnage) fishing port in the state and in the top 20 nationally.

I'm sorry for the lasting harm about to be visited upon your community.

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