Emergency request filed to block proposed ICE detention center in Roxbury
Residents and environmental groups say the planned facility could strain infrastructure, overflow sewer systems and affect drinking water for more than 6 million New Jerseyans.
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Residents and environmental groups have filed an emergency request to fight a plan by the Department of Homeland Security to convert a nearly 500,000-square-foot warehouse in Roxbury into an ICE jail.
Opponents say the proposed jail would overburden infrastructure, overflow sewer systems and impact the drinking water of more than 6 million New Jerseyans.
The facility is expected to house 1,500 detainees. Construction could begin as early as next month.
