The U.S. Department of Homeland Security appears to be evaluating locations along the Oregon coast as a potential site for a U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement facility, officials from the city of Newport said Monday.

The Newport Municipal Airport may be among the locations under consideration, the city said. It’s unclear how many other Oregon locations may be under review.

Newport city officials warned that they hadn’t yet been able to reach federal officials to confirm that the site was under consideration, but said they had received credible information indicating it was.

“The city’s standard communications practices require the confirmation of details prior to releasing information to the public,” city officials said in a press release. “However, due to (the) credibility of

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