ACLU-NJ Responds to Lawsuit Seeking to Stop the Opening of Roxbury Immigration Detention Center

In response to the State of New Jersey’s lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security seeking to halt the repurposing of a warehouse space in Roxbury, NJ as an immigration detention center with 1,500 beds, ACLU-NJ Executive Director Amol Sinha issued the following statement:

“The planned immigration detention center in Roxbury is yet another example of the Trump administration's cruel mass detention and deportation agenda that disregards due process and inflicts immeasurable harm on communities. Immigration detention is inhumane, and this facility – which is planned to be constructed in a warehouse unsuitable for living conditions – will most certainly foster the abuse and medical neglect that runs rampant in detention centers.

“We applaud Gov. Sherrill, Attorney General Davenport, and Roxbury Township’s efforts to block this dangerous project and urge state and local leaders to do everything in their power to defend the rights and safety of immigrant communities. We must ensure all people are safeguarded from the Trump administration’s dangerous federal policies.”