Published Mar 5, 2026:
“Last month, the Trump administration purchased a giant warehouse in rural Roxbury Township, New Jersey, for $129.3 million with plans to convert it into one of the largest immigration detention centers in the country.
The plan is not only unpopular among a bipartisan swath of residents, but it’s also roiling what was already shaping up to be a gripping and crowded Democratic primary in the state’s 7th Congressional District, where the proposed facility is located.
Half a dozen Democrats are vying to unseat incumbent Rep. Tom Kean Jr. He was already widely viewed as one of the most at-risk Republicans in November’s midterm elections. The detention center likely makes him more vulnerable. Even his fellow Republicans in Roxbury have criticized him for not doing enough to fight it.”
Read the full article in the Gothamist.
