Rep. Tom Kean asks Homeland Security chief to give ‘deeper look’ at Roxbury ICE jail plan

Rep. Tom Kean Jr. said in Tuesday’s letter to Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin that he seeks “a workable solution” to the controversial Roxbury migrant jail plan.

By: Sophie Nieto-Munoz

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: April 7, 2026

Words: 452

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Rep. Tom Kean Jr. is urging the new U.S. Department of Homeland Security secretary to review the federal plan to turn a Roxbury warehouse into a processing center for detained migrants and “give careful consideration” to local opposition.

Kean, a Republican expected to face a tough reelection bid this fall, has not taken a position on whether the detention center plan should move forward, but said in a Tuesday letter to …

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