ICE has quietly used this warehouse as a detention facility all summer, neighbors say
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A Roxbury, N.J., warehouse was one piece of a billion-dollar plan by the Department of Homeland Security to detain migrants. José A. Alvarado Jr. for NPR hide caption
ROXBURY, N.J. — On a warm morning on Sept. 4, masked immigration agents rolled into Dover, N.J.
Footage of the raids rippled across social media, sent people into hiding and reignited rumors that had been circulating for months: Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were taking people to a nearby warehouse.
The warehouse in Roxbury was one piece of a billion-dollar plan by the Department of Homeland Security to detain migrants as part of President Trump's mass deportation efforts.
That plan to convert warehouses into detention centers faced fierce backlash and legal challenges from residents and immigrant advocates. It was largely abandoned, and in several sites, including Roxbury, the government is legally forbidden by a court order from converting them to a detention facility, pending environmental assessments.
But an NPR investigation has found signs that the New Jersey facility is being used. And the state's Office of the Attorney General says it is looking into similar reports.
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“false hearsay allegation(s) from someone who has never even met or talked with Stephen Miller.”
“It very quickly became an absolute boondoggle,”
“The immigration enforcement activity happened in Dover between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m.”