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DHS Backtracks on Roxbury Detention Plan | Jersey News
Federal officials are reversing course on plans to convert a Roxbury warehouse into a migrant detention center, after initially announcing intentions to modernize the facility — only to backtrack days later. DHS filed a court notice in New Jersey signaling a new reconsideration, following earlier statements that the project was off the table. Governor Mikie Sherrill hailed the pause as a “huge win,” calling the plan inhumane and environmentally harmful, while DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin had previously vowed not to back down. Sherrill’s office now reaffirms the project’s cancellation due to…
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