WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Andy Kim (D-NJ) put out the following statement in response to today’s decision to temporarily pause further development of the Roxbury Detention Facility so that the Department of Homeland Security can conduct a proper review of the facility and surrounding community:
“This temporary pause proves what we already knew – DHS rushed this process without undertaking the proper legal reviews,” said Senator Kim. “The people of Roxbury don’t want this massive detention center; they’ve been very clear about that. I will continue pressing Secretary Mullin to abandon this project and will continue to fight attempts by this administration to impose broken immigration policies on New Jersey.”
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