N.J. Sues ICE, DHS Over Immigration Detention Plan, Citing Environmental Risks

( March 25, 2026, 1:46 PM EDT) -- NEWARK, N.J. — A vacant industrial warehouse in a New Jersey township with only four toilets that the federal government is renovating into a large-scale immigration detention facility “is a logistics center fit for Amazon Prime packages, not people,” the state and township contend in a lawsuit filed in federal court against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) alleging environmental and logistical repercussions in violation of four federal laws....