I.C.E. activity reported in Clatsop County Saturday
Published 4:03 pm Saturday, November 8, 2025
Seaside detentions
The Portland Immigration Rights Coalition said there were five confirmed detentions in the Seaside area on Saturday.
“Through hotline calls and through our community partners as part of the Oregon for All coalition, PIRC has received information for five community members who were detained in the Seaside area on Nov. 8,” said PIRC spokesperson Natalie Lerner. “We have heard there may be additional detentions and want the community to know we are here for them as a connection to resources. As with all of the currently-escalating immigration enforcement in our state, we condemn today’s detentions — those abducted are believed family, friends, and community members. Immigration agents only serve to sow panic and trauma in our state, and we are proud to be part of the strong community response to support our neighbors. Our hotline is here 24/7 for anyone across the state who has had their family or friends taken or who believes they have witnessed ICE activity.”
According to a KMUN news report about the activity, federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers began running license plates and pulling people over and taking them into custody around 8 a.m.
Prior to Saturday, the last time a local ICE presence was reported was through Facebook in Depoe Bay in May and one arrest was reported in Newport in September.
The Seaside detentions come as the Trump administration ramps up ICE activity nationwide.
The Facebook posts, many anonymous, began popping up mid-morning: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement was observed and reported apprehending people in Seaside.
Photos and videos were posted of ICE vehicles outside of Beach Books in Seaside and reports said “two to seven” people were taken into custody.
Beach Books store employee Hilary Weigel said she had seen the posts on Facebook but did not see anything at the store.
“I believe it happened before the store opened (at 10 a.m.),” Weigel said.
Jenny Pool Radway told KMUN reporter Katie Frankowicz that all five of the people detained in Seaside were on their way to jobs in the area. Pool Radway is the executive director of the Astoria-based nonprofit Consejo Hispano that provides servised to the Latine communities on Oregon’s North Coast. She likened Saturday’s operation to “a fishing expedition.”
“You’re not picking up someone who is a danger to the community,” Pool Radway said. “These are our friends, our neighbors, just regular tax-paying community members who are being hunted down.”
Seaside police dispatch, the Clatsop County Sheriff’s Office and Sgt. Litwin at the Astoria Police Department all reported that their offices were not involved in any ICE activity and they had not been contacted by the agency.
The Facebook posts ramped up throughout the morning and into the afternoon, reporting sightings of ICE vehicles moving up from Cannon Beach to Astoria, however, the only known apprehensions occurred in Seaside.
One post came from North Coast State Rep. Cyrus Javadi.
“We’ve received reports of possible ICE activity today in Clatsop and Tillamook counties including the Astoria, Warrenton, Seaside, and Tillamook areas.
“If you or someone you know may be vulnerable, please stay safe and consider remaining home until we can confirm more details.
“We’re monitoring the situation and working to verify what’s happening.”
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