Cute animals, angry words: Hundreds turn out for Roxbury anti-ICE rally | News
Approximately 1,800 people gathered in Roxbury Township, New Jersey on February 28 to protest a new ICE detention and processing center being established in the area. The rally, organized by the No Ice North Jersey Alliance (Project NINJA) and the Sussex Visibility Brigade, took place across three locations near the 470,000-square-foot warehouse off Route 46 that the Department of Homeland Security purchased earlier this month for approximately $130 million. Speakers at the event included Democratic congressional candidate Analilia Mejia, and some protesters called for the resignation of Roxbury Township Attorney Anthony Bucco, who also serves as the state Republican senate minority leader.
Analilia Mejia, a Democratic candidate seeking the Congressional seat vacated by Gov. Mikie Sherrill in the 11th Congressional District, addresses the crowd during the Saturday, Feb. 28 anti-ICE rally held at town hall in Roxbury.
A sign calling for the resignation of Roxbury Township Attorney Anthony Bucco, who is also the state Republican senate minority leader in Trenton, was one of several that appeared during the Saturday, Feb. 28 anti-ICE protest at town hall in Roxbury.
Hundreds line Route 46 in Roxbury Township protesting an ICE detention center in the township on Saturday, Feb. 28.
ROXBURY TWP. - While the hundreds protesting a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) processing center within township borders on Saturday may have included a cute animal or two, there was nothing light-hearted about their collective message: Get out.
The two-hour rally, hosted by the No Ice North Jersey Alliance (Project NINJA) in partnership with the Sussex Visibility Brigade, drew about 1,800 people and spread out in three locations: Roxbury town hall, the main venue, with smaller protests that popped up at the Netcong train station and Ledgewood Commons. All sites are located just a few miles from the 470,000-square-foot warehouse off Route 46 that DHS bought earlier this month for a reported $130 million.
Analilia Mejia, a Democratic candidate seeking the Congressional seat vacated by Gov. Mikie Sherrill in the 11th Congressional District, addresses the crowd during the Saturday, Feb. 28 anti-ICE rally held at town hall in Roxbury.
A sign calling for the resignation of Roxbury Township Attorney Anthony Bucco, who is also the state Republican senate minority leader in Trenton, was one of several that appeared during the Saturday, Feb. 28 anti-ICE protest at town hall in Roxbury.
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