New Jersey ICE Warehouse Paused as US to Weigh Green Impact

A warehouse that will be used by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement as a detention center in Roxbury, New Jersey, on Feb. 16. — A warehouse that will be used by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement as a detention center in Roxbury, New Jersey, on Feb. 16.
Photographer: Charly Triballeau/AFP/Getty Images

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By David Voreacos

May 12, 2026 at 4:48 PM UTC

Updated on

May 12, 2026 at 5:26 PM UTC

The federal government agreed to review the environmental impact of a proposed immigrant detention facility in New Jersey and temporarily pause a lawsuit seeking to block the conversion of an industrial warehouse.

Lawyers for the US and New Jersey reached an accord Tuesday ahead of a hearing on the state’s request to block the proposed Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility. New Jersey and Roxbury Township claim the project to house 1,500 migrants would overwhelm the local water and sewage systems.