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People protest against the planned ICE detention center in Roxbury, New Jersey on Feb. 16. — People protest against the planned ICE detention center in Roxbury, New Jersey on Feb. 16.Photographer: Charly Triballeau/AFP/Getty Images

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By Nacha Cattan

March 17, 2026 at 1:00 PM UTC

In Roxbury, New Jersey, a suburban township about 40 miles west of New York City, the mayor and the entire town council are Republicans.

Yet the community is locked in a bitter fight against one of President Donald Trump’s signature immigration initiatives: the administration’s plan to convert a warehouse there into a federal detention center.