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Trump admin agrees to largely pause ICE detention center buildout in NJ suburbs
4+ mon, 7+ hour ago (683+ words) Published May 12, 2026 at 1:06 p.m. ET The Trump administration has agreed to largely pause the planned conversion of a warehouse in Roxbury, New Jersey, into an immigration detention center until after it conducts an environmental review of the property, according to new…...
Federal attorneys say ICE needs NJ detention warehouse for NYC immigration cases
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (731+ words) Published Apr 24, 2026 New Jersey “clearly dislikes” immigration detention centers, according to a new court filing by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. But the agency said it needs a facility in Roxbury to handle a glut of deportation cases…...
NJ township fighting ICE jail faces another development battle, over affordable homes
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (494+ words) Published Mar 21, 2026 at 7:51 a.m. ET Roxbury Township in northwestern New Jersey is locked in a heated dispute with the Trump administration over its plans to open a large immigration detention center in the quiet suburban community. But local officials are now…...
NJ attorney general sues to block ICE from moving forward with Roxbury detention center
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (646+ words) Published Mar 20, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. ET Modified Mar 20, 2026 at 12:43 p.m. ET New Jersey’s top law enforcement official has filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration, escalating a battle over a cavernous warehouse in Roxbury that the feds want to convert to an…...
Jersey City to end 'fixed posts' for police, launch new data sharing
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (742+ words) Published Mar 19, 2026 at 3:06 p.m. ET Jersey City leaders say new reforms announced on Thursday will make the city's police department more effective, more transparent and more deserving of community trust. The changes are driven by acting Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose,…...
Mejia wins upset victory in special NJ primary to replace Sherrill
7+ mon, 2+ day ago (600+ words) Published Feb 10, 2026 at 10:42 a.m. ET Progressive labor activist and organizer Analilia Mejia has pulled off a stunning upset in the Democratic primary to fill New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s vacated seat in Congress. Former Rep. Tom Malinowski conceded Tuesday morning. "I…...
ICE agents seen making arrests near Jersey City–Hoboken border, officials and witnesses say
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (628+ words) Published Feb 1, 2026 at 5:41 p.m. ET New Jersey local elected officials are sounding the alarm after federal immigration agents were seen making arrests near the Hoboken and Jersey City border on Sunday morning. The detentions prompted concern from officials in both cities,…...
A microcosm of the NJ governor’s race? Welcome to Morris County.
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (856+ words) Published Sep 25, 2025 at 6:01 a.m. ET A story Republican nominee Jack Ciattarelli tells on the campaign trail also doubles as a joke: A woman in Morris County, New Jersey, walked into a cafe and approached him “respectful but a little defiant,” he…...