NJ congresswoman-elect pledges to fight Trump plan for Roxbury migrant jail

Rebecca Bennett, who will soon represent Roxbury in Congress, said she plans to fight the Trump administration's plan to put a migrant jail there.

By: Dana DiFilippo

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: November 9, 2026

Words: 519

Last Updated: 7 hours ago

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Three days after voters in the reliably Republican township of Roxbury supported Democrats in the midterm elections, New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport told a federal judge that the Trump administration for the first time confirmed to state officials that it plans to move forward with a controversial migrant detention center in the Morris County town.

The news brought fresh condemnation from Rebecca Bennett, a Democrat who was elected last week to …

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