Oregon officials condemn letter telling residents to track down ‘brown people’

Anonymous note in Lincoln county told people to write license numbers to find those who may be undocumented

Law enforcement officials in Lincoln county, Oregon, have condemned an anonymous letter encouraging residents to track down and report brown people" in the Pacific coast community, particularly those believed to be undocumented.

The letter, titled brown round-up part 1, told recipients to write down the license plate numbers of cars driven by people of color in order to identify people who might not have permanent legal status, the New York Times reported. It instructed readers to send that information to the Department of Homeland Security after Donald Trump's inauguration.