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Boonton council members back Roxbury's opposition to proposed detention facility as residents urge protections for immigrants
Summary
Council members agreed to circulate a statement expressing support for Roxbury's resolution opposing a proposed detention and processing facility; public commenters urged the council to adopt de-escalation plans and to require judicial warrants for ICE actions in town.
Council members at Boonton's Jan. 20 meeting agreed to circulate a statement expressing support for the Roxbury Town Council's unanimous resolution opposing the potential placement of a detention and processing facility in Roxbury.
A council member read the Roxbury-support statement aloud and asked colleagues to add their names, saying the resolution opposed conversion of industrial warehouses into a processing facility and affirmed the township's objective to protect public safety and community character. "We commend the Roxbury Town Council for its unanimous action," the council member said during the meeting.
Several residents used the…
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