Feds agree to delay opening of planned Roxbury ICE jail

The Trump administration agreed to conduct an environmental assessment that could take months. Immigrant advocates call the delay a win.

By: Sophie Nieto-Munoz

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: May 12, 2026

Words: 647

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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The Trump administration has agreed to delay its plan to convert a Roxbury warehouse into an immigration detention center, a partial win for state and local officials who are seeking to block the proposal entirely.

Under a joint stipulation that came soon before the matter was expected to go before a judge on Tuesday, the federal government agreed to conduct an environmental assessment under the National Environmental Policy Act, which can …

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