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N.J., Roxbury sue ICE over planned detention center

March 20, 2026 11:01 amMarch 20, 2026 12:00 pm

The state of New Jersey and the Morris County town of Roxbury are suing the Trump administration over its plans to convert a warehouse in the sleepy town into a massive migrant detention center. The 50-page complaint argues that Immigration...

DHS spoke with Roxbury officials about local detention center last week, township says

March 5, 2026 1:07 pmMarch 5, 2026 1:30 pm

When the Department of Homeland Security confirmed on February 20 that it planned to build an immigrant detention facility in Roxbury Township, local officials were incensed for a number of reasons, not least of which was the fact that they...

As ICE moves forward with Roxbury detention center, Kean introduces bill to help town with costs

February 23, 2026 4:59 pmFebruary 23, 2026 5:03 pm

Residents of New Jersey’s Roxbury Township weren’t able to convince Immigration and Customs Enforcement not to move forward with a planned immigrant detention facility in their town, but under a new proposal from local Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R-Westfield), they...

DHS confirms Roxbury detention center plans, to local officials’ dismay

February 20, 2026 9:07 pmMarch 3, 2026 3:27 pm

The Department of Homeland Security has confirmed that it has purchased a warehouse in Roxbury, New Jersey for use as a new immigrant detention facility, capping off a week of confusing mixed signals regarding the Trump administration’s plans in the...

N.J. Dems object to reported ICE detention center plans in Roxbury

January 14, 2026 11:29 am

New Jersey has two immigrant detention facilities currently in operation, and reported plans to build a third in western Morris County have drawn the ire of the state’s entire Democratic congressional delegation. The Washington Post reported in December that, per...