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US towns resist Trump plans to jail immigrants in warehouses
Protests in Roxbury and other towns oppose ICE's plan to repurpose warehouses into detention centers amid a near doubling of facility capacity since January 2025.
- Around 500 people in Roxbury lined a sidewalk this week, waving signs saying `Not a jail town` and `ICE out our neighborhood` to oppose the planned detention center expansion.
- Immigration and Customs Enforcement has targeted warehouses for detention expansion, citing a surge in arrests, with at least eight sites acquired across states.
- Describing the site, William Angus said `It's designed to house packages and goods, not human beings,` and noted the targeted warehouse covers almost 500,000 square feet.
- The Roxbury town council has passed a largely symbolic resolution opposing the ICE plan, but legal limits restrict their ability to block private property sales. Public pressure remains influential.
- The community remains divided: some supporters backing the plan while others, like workers, voice safety concerns, as protests gain momentum.
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'Treating people like parcels': US towns resist Trump plans to jail immigrants in warehouses
Residents in Roxbury, New Jersey, protest against plans to convert a warehouse into an immigration detention centre, highlighting the growing concerns over Trump's mass deportation campaign.
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