A Texas company that touts itself as having “the longest standing detention center contract with ICE” is looking to hire detention officers in Newport — the latest sign that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement may be planning a new outpost on the Oregon Coast.

According to a job listing on its website, Corpus Christi-based Asset Protection and Security is in the market for people with experience working in detention facilities. Under “duties,” the ad says successful applicants will “provide care, custody, and control of those in ICE custody” for around $50 an hour. The company has also posted notice of open transportation officer positions.

The listings appear to be the clearest evidence yet that immigration authorities are looking to set up shop at Newport’s tiny municipal

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