Jack Ciattarelli, Trump’s Pick for N.J. Gov, Opposes White House Plan to House Immigrants at Military Base

Jack Ciattarelli, Trump’s pick for N.J. gov, opposes White House plan to house immigrants at military base

The Trump administration's plan to house immigrants at the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in South Jersey has elicited opposition across the political spectrum.

President Trump’s Plans to Detain Immigrants at a Military Base in NJ

As announced in a letter from the Department of Defense, the Trump administration plans to use Fort Dix, the U.S. Army post that is part of the tri-service Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, to detain immigrants. The South Jersey military base will hold up to 3,000 beds for use by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).  With this expansion to Fort Dix, New Jersey continues to be an epicenter of President Trump’s mass deportation agenda. Earli…