ICE queries Waldport resort, prompting city to pass resolution in opposition

ICE queries Waldport resort, prompting city to pass resolution in opposition

More than 100 people packed a Waldport City Council meeting Wednesday night to express opposition to even the possibility of an ICE detention facility in the city.

Waldport Fights Back Against ICE Housing

There was standing room only during the Waldport City Council meeting as many citizens came to address the council regarding the swirling rumors and deep concerns regarding a potential federal immigration detention contract for housing ICE agents at the Alsi Resort in Bayshore. Mayor Lambert moved at the beginning of the meeting to just discuss the issue at hand, which centered on the ICE lodging rumor, she moved that the rest of the items on th…