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Immigrant Detainees to Reportedly Be Held at Military Bases in NJ and Indiana
NEW JERSEY, UNITED STATES, JUL 18 – Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth approved temporary detention of up to 1,000 immigrants on military bases to address overcrowding amid increased immigration enforcement, officials said.
- U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed in a July 15 letter that Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst and Camp Atterbury will temporarily house undocumented immigrants.
- The Trump administration plans this move amid increased detention capacity following migration waves during the Biden administration and post-COVID-19 pandemic.
- New Jersey currently detains about 1,000 immigrants primarily at Delaney Hall and Elizabeth Detention Center, which have faced ongoing protests from activists and officials.
- Congressional Democrats condemned the plan as militarizing immigration policy and inappropriate, while ACLU-NJ called housing detainees on military bases a dangerous precedent.
- This decision suggests a significant expansion of immigration enforcement infrastructure that may affect military readiness and intensify local political opposition in New Jersey and Indiana.
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