Governor Mikie Sherrill and Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued a joint statement regarding the New York Times reporting that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is backing down on its mass detention center in Roxbury. 

“DHS’s plans were always illegal: the Roxbury warehouse is a logistics center fit for packages, not thousands of people, and did nothing to make New Jersey safer. In fact, we told them it would have devastating impacts on the water and sewage systems, and compromise an environmentally sensitive area. That’s why we joined the town of Roxbury in court and stopped this detention center from moving forward in the first place. This isn’t a partisan issue and we’re grateful for our partnership with the Roxbury community as we keep DHS’s feet to the fire to ensure this facility is never opened.” – AG Davenport