Filed Date: Dec. 22, 2025
Case Ongoing
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On December 22, 2025, the City of Newport, Oregon filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the U.S. Coast Guard, and officials thereof. Filing under the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA), the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and the Administrative Procedure Act, the City sought declaratory and injunctive relief to stop the defendants from converting a Coast Guard aviation facility ("AIRFAC Newport") at Newport Municipal Airport into a large immigration detention and deportation center. In its complaint, the City emphasized that local and state codes and regulations had been carefully crafted to maintain Newport’s coastal infrastructure and protect its natural environment. It alleged that, with complete disregard for the foregoing, and without providing any opportunity for input from the public, the defendants decided to fund, construct, and maintain a massive immigration detention and deportation facility. The City further asserted that these actions contravened a 1992 agreement between the City and the federal government in which the City granted a conditional interest in a parcel of property at the Newport Municipal Airport for the purpose of Coast Guard aviation. Plaintiffs sought declaratory relief, an injunction prohibiting the defendants from constructing, maintaining, or funding an ICE detention facility in Newport, and specific performance on the 1992 agreement or reversion of the interest in AIRFAC Newport to the City. The case was assigned to Judge Michael J. Shane.
This case is ongoing.
Summary Authors
Calvin OConnell (1/9/2026)
For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72069863/parties/city-of-newport-v-noem/
Anderson-Dana, Lydia (Oregon)
Jasper, Chloe (Oregon)
Johnson, Tiffany A. (Oregon)
Ketterling, Keith A. (Oregon)
Kinsman, Elizabeth (Oregon)
See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/72069863/city-of-newport-v-noem/
Last updated March 28, 2026, 3:25 a.m.
State / Territory:
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
Trump Administration 2.0: Challenges to the Government
Key Dates
Filing Date: Dec. 22, 2025
Case Ongoing: Yes
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
City of Newport, Oregon
Plaintiff Type(s):
Public Interest Lawyer: Unknown
Filed Pro Se: Unknown
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
Federal
U.S. Coast Guard
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. §§ 551 et seq.
Other Dockets:
District of Oregon 6:25-cv-02396
Available Documents:
Outcome
Prevailing Party: None Yet / None
Relief Sought:
Relief Granted:
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Issues
General/Misc.:
Case Summary of City of Newport v. Noem, Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, https://clearinghouse.net/case/47532/ (last updated 1/9/2026).