Pete Hegseth Archives - New Jersey Globe

After Roxbury, will Burlington County be next? ICE plans remain hazy

March 2, 2026 4:47 pmMarch 18, 2026 3:30 pm

Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s plans to expand New Jersey’s immigrant detention capacity took a big step forward last month with the purchase of a warehouse in Roxbury Township, over the fervent protests of local residents. But ICE’s intentions at another...

Conaway, Norcross ask feds for more details on joint base immigrant detention plan

July 29, 2025 3:01 pmJuly 29, 2025 9:50 pm

President Donald Trump’s administration has confirmed that it plans to use Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (JBMDL) in Burlington and Ocean Counties as an immigrant detention center, but when and how will the enormous new facility begin operations? Two New Jersey congressmen...

Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst will indeed be used to detain immigrants, Defense Department says

July 18, 2025 10:00 amJuly 18, 2025 9:17 pm

At the beginning of this year, several news outlets reported that President Donald Trump’s administration was considering using military bases, among them New Jersey’s Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, to expand its immigrant detainment capacity. In a letter to Rep. Herb Conaway...

Kim breaks with most fellow Senate Dems to support Noem for DHS Secretary

January 26, 2025 6:52 pmJanuary 26, 2025 6:57 pm

In a pair of weekend votes, the U.S. Senate confirmed two of President Donald Trump’s more controversial Cabinet nominees, now-Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and now-Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem – and Senator Andy Kim was one of just seven...

Labarbera: In support of Major Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense

November 15, 2024 1:37 pmNovember 15, 2024 3:55 pm

OPINION The mission of the Infantry is to “Locate, close with and destroy the enemy through fire and maneuver and repel enemy assaults with fire and close combat” and that is what Major Pete Hegseth did for his country. Major...