A federal contractor representing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement told Oregon officials last week that they are preparing an analysis of an unspecified project that would have significant environmental ramifications for the coastal city of Newport.

The Virginia-based environmental services company Solv, LLC on Thursday inquired with the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development about initiating a “proposed action” under a 1972 federal law, the Coastal Zone Management Act. The message offers the clearest indication yet that an immigration detention center could be coming to the fishing city in the coming months, a possibility that has been met with resistance for weeks from residents and Oregon’s local, state and federal lawmakers.

The exact type of proposed proj

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