The president, not the governor, is responsible for revived Roxbury ICE jail plan

The Trump administration claims the Roxbury ICE jail plan is back on track, and a GOP councilman is blaming Gov. Mikie Sherrill for being too mean to the president.

By: Terrence T. McDonald

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: July 17, 2026

Words: 508

Last Updated: 2 days, 12 hours ago

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It’s still a mystery why the once-canceled Roxbury immigration detention center is now apparently back on track, but one Republican councilman in the Morris County town has an idea.

Councilman Jim Rilee suggested to residents at Tuesday’s Roxbury council meeting that the White House revived the plan because Democratic Gov. Mikie Sherrill spiked the football too forcefully last month when the Trump administration initially decided to jettison its plan to build the detention center.

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