Sen. Andy Kim questions nominee about proposed Roxbury ICE facility

Sen. Andy Kim won a promise from the homeland security nominee to visit Roxbury to see the potential ICE jail.

By: Sophie Nieto-Munoz

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: March 18, 2026

Words: 643

Last Updated: 2 days, 13 hours ago

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U.S. Sen Andy Kim grilled a fellow senator and nominee to be the next Department of Homeland Security secretary Wednesday about a warehouse the department purchased in Roxbury to house immigrant detainees.

Kim, a Democrat, asked Sen. Markwayne Mullin, an Oklahoma Republican, during Mullin’s confirmation hearing before the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs whether it is fair for the department to open “large-scale detention facilities” without local input. Roxbury …

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