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ICE won’t rule out detention center in Newport
- On Jan. 27, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement confirmed it began environmental analysis to use the U.S. Coast Guard Air Facility at Newport as a temporary holding facility, but Ralph Ferguson said ICE is not presently building one near Newport Municipal Airport.
- After the U.S. Coast Guard removed the airport site on Dec. 4, 2025, Newport Fishermen's Wives and Lincoln County sued the Department of Homeland Security and Coast Guard, halting ICE preparations.
- Court records underscore the stakes with a Coast Guard rescue helicopter based at Newport for more than 40 years, with response times between 15 and 30 minutes, and 44 fishermen perished off Oregon .
- During a status hearing Wednesday, Judge Ann Aiken said the court may hear the state of Oregon's suit separately; defendants requested an extension to Feb. 20, which plaintiffs opposed.
- Ralph Ferguson left open the possibility that ICE could revive the plan after May 1, 2026, though ICE says it has no intention to start construction before then and Lincoln County leaders vow to `steadfastly pursue` litigation.
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HS filing confirms interest in Newport ICE facility, delays decision to continue until May
A court filing from the Department of Homeland Security in the County’s joint lawsuit to retain the Coast Guard rescue helicopter confirms that the federal government did take steps to establish an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility at the…
ICE official confirms Newport detention center efforts in court filing
The effort to build an ICE detention center was put on hold after community members raised concerns – and then sued to keep a U.S. Coast Guard rescue helicopter in Newport, which court filings show was moved in the midst of ICE’s construction efforts.
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