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Residents urge Morris County to back Roxbury resolution opposing planned ICE facility
Summary
Two public speakers asked Morris County commissioners to support a Roxbury Township resolution opposing a proposed ICE facility off Route 46 that speakers said would house 1,500 people; one speaker urged a formal protest of ICE tactics.
During the public comment period, two residents asked the Morris County Board of Commissioners to act on a proposed immigration-detention facility in Roxbury Township.
Gary Colucci, who identified himself as a township council president and a member of the Morris County Democratic Committee, asked the board to "join in Roxbury in their unanimous vote for resolution opposing this" and said media reports indicate the facility would "house 1,500 people." He framed the request as support for neighboring municipalities and said he planned to introduce the resolution in Mine Hill as well.
Miles Gilmore, a newly elected Chatham Borough council member and retired lieutenant colonel, criticized recent ICE tactics in Morris County as "excessive" and urged the commissioners to consider two actions: "1 would be to formally protest the current tactics of ICE. Barring that, ... at least consider a resolution in support of the Roxbury Town, Township Council, which unanimously passed a resolution opposing the plan." Gilmore emphasized concerns about collateral damage and urged a moral approach to enforcement tactics.
The presiding official later opened the commissioner comments and stated that they "support the move that Roxbury took, on their resolution" and suggested other commissioners likely shared that view, noting that the concerns highlighted by Roxbury would apply to many towns across Morris County. The meeting record does not show a formal county resolution introduced or adopted at this meeting; the public commenters asked the board to consider such a resolution at a future meeting.
The requests were recorded as public comment and not as formal board action; no vote or formal resolution was adopted on the record during this session. Commissioners and staff present were asked to take the comments under advisement.
