Letter Calling for Tracking People of Color Circulates in an Oregon County [View all]

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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.”