Federal immigration authorities arrested 26 people in Salem Tuesday as part of an operation including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Border Patrol agents.

A U.S. Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman shared the arrest total with Salem Reporter Friday afternoon after initially not responding to questions about the operation Tuesday.

Immigrant rights groups previously said Tuesday at least 16 people were arrested, at least nine of whom were farmworkers.

DHS provided few other details about the arrests in response to questions, and did not provide the names of any immigrants arrested.

“On November 11, ICE conducted targeted immigration enforcement operations in Salem, Oregon, that resulted in the arrest of 26 illegal aliens,” Tricia McLaughlin, assistant public af

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