1. United States
2. N.J.
3. Letter

In response to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s plan to repurpose warehouse space in Roxbury, NJ as an immigration detention center with 1,500 beds, ACLU-NJ Campaign Strategist Ami Kachalia issued the following statement: “A warehouse is no place for human beings. Immigration detention is cruel and inhumane, and utilizing warehouses to detain people will undoubtedly foster the abuse, dangerous conditions, and medical neglect synonymous with these kinds of facilities. “We join the community members and town officials in Roxbury who remain vocal in their opposition to this new detention center, and we call on municipal and state leaders to ensure the rights of all New Jerseyans are safeguarded from these dangerous federal policies. Our state must not acquiesce to the Trump administration’s extreme detention and deportation agenda that threatens our communities and undermines our democracy.”