"The Department of Homeland Security is set to pay the property owners, Dalphen Industrial, $129.3 million for the facilities, according to documents filed with the Morris County Clerk's Office. The records show that the deal was closed on Feb. 19 - three days after Gothamist broke the news that DHS had reached an agreement to purchase the property."
"The nine figure purchase price is more than double the 2026 tax assessment on the property of about $62 million, according to county tax records, and marks the latest development in a tumultuous fight between the Republican-controlled North Jersey community and the Trump administration."
"The township remains firmly opposed to the establishment of a detention facility at this location. We have consistently voiced our concerns through public statements, official meetings and direct engagement with our state federal representatives, and we have backed that statement with action."
The Department of Homeland Security closed a deal on February 19 to purchase a warehouse property in Roxbury, New Jersey from Dalphen Industrial for $129.3 million, intended for future immigrant detention centers. The purchase price exceeds double the property's 2026 tax assessment of approximately $62 million. Roxbury Mayor Shawn Potillo and township officials remain firmly opposed to the facility, citing concerns about limited water and sewer capacity and inadequate local emergency services infrastructure. The all-Republican township council unanimously passed a resolution opposing the project. Republican state Senate Minority Leader Anthony Bucco, serving as township attorney, also opposes the facility. Democratic leaders, including Governor Mikie Sherrill and Senators Andy Kim and Cory Booker, similarly oppose the project on different grounds.
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