Letter Calling for Tracking People of Color Circulates in an Oregon County

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https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/22/us/oregon-anti-immigrant-letter-investigation.html?unlocked_article_code=1.jU4._x0C.HJY5FgkJMGNJ&smid=url-share

Letter Calling for Tracking People of Color Circulates in an Oregon County
The letter, distributed in Lincoln County, Ore., tells community members to report people who may be undocumented, the sheriff’s office said.


In a news release on Thursday, the sheriff’s office for Lincoln County, Ore., condemned the letter and advised residents against “collecting or sharing information about individuals based on their demographic or perceived immigration status.”

The letter told people to write down the license plate numbers of cars driven by people of color in order to identify people who might not have permanent legal status. It told people to send the information to the Department of Homeland Security shortly after Jan. 21 so that the department could “round up” undocumented immigrants.

Sheriff Curtis Landers of Lincoln County said in the news release, “Targeting individuals in this manner erodes trust and undermines the sense of safety and inclusion that we strive to maintain in Lincoln County.”

[Nictuku]

1. This is not America

Or is it? Reading this made me literally feel sick to my stomach.

[MagickMuffin]

2. Did the flyer originate in the sheriffs department?

Enforcers attract a lot of white supremacist. I personally knew one and they claimed they were recruited by the KKK but declined the invitation. However, I have my doubts about that.

[brush]

4. We're in East Germany now, with the Stasi reporting on an POC they see?

[VGNonly]

3. Lincoln County OR is on the far west coast.

Usually the KKK/Bundy bunch types thrive in far east Oregon.

[LizBeth]

5. That is what I was going to post. Isnt it like Ukrainian/Russia white power?

I saw this happening back during Trumps first term. Surprised as shit. East of the mountains I understand but Lincoln City surprised me.

[regnaD kciN]

6. This is especially depressing...

…since Lincoln County is not, as one might initially assume, one of those small, deep-red agricultural areas in eastern Oregon. It’s on the Oregon coast west of Salem and Corvallis, and is a prominent tourist destination.