Sussex Visibility Brigade

11/12/2026

Disrupting the town council meeting was never our first choice--and it is far from the only thing we’ve done.

​For 11 months, we followed every rule and tried every standard channel to have a real conversation. Week after week, month after month, we’ve submitted reasonable, legally sound requests.

Community members have put themselves at risk to monitor the warehouse despite intimidation from ICE so the Council could use the information for the lawsuit.

And for 11 months, the Roxbury Town Council has flat-out ignored us, treated us like a nuisance, and refused to acknowledge a single effort, request, or even answer questions. It didn't matter how politely we spoke. They would roll their eyes, smirk, laugh, and argue.

​To anyone saying that disrupting the meeting was counterproductive: look at the videos from the last 11 months and tell us if those meetings have been productive on this issue.

​Last night was a reminder to the Roxbury Town Council that we are not beneath them. They are public servants, and we are the public. We are equals.

​Instead of turning over a new leaf, Mayor Potillo doubled down and disrespected the community again in his latest statement.

In a video from May, the person asking for the website to be updated in plain, accessible terms is a Roxbury resident and yet you ignored her and STILL have not made information about the lawsuit accessible.

It doesn’t matter where someone is from, Mayor--none of you are listening anyway.

​Enough is enough. We deserve to be heard, and we aren't going away. You have the opportunity to take action and you've gotten 11 months of suggestions. Time to get to work.

11/12/2026

It's in the name that we want to bring visibility and we do that by bringing attention to critical issues we are facing in our county and at the national level.

Today as we honor our veterans, we want to highlight an organization that is doing great work for the veteran community.

Please follow, donate, and support the New Jersey Veteran Support Alliance !

"The New Jersey Veteran Support Alliance is a devoted team of volunteers, comprised of both active duty military members and passionate civilians eager to improve the lives of our veterans.

We have the largest network of partnered medical and mental health professionals to help veterans obtain their hard-earned veteran benefits and cost-effective treatment. We never charge veterans for our support services. Some of our partnered health professionals do charge for their services. We utilize grant funding and donations from community members to help cover the cost for veterans that qualify.

While the majority of veterans seeking assistance with their VA claims through the New Jersey Veteran Service Alliance (NJVSA) have medical insurance, some do not. For those who are uninsured, the medical professionals we partner with often waive their fees. However, in order to gather comprehensive evidence for a VA claim, advanced testing and imaging may be necessary.

To address this issue, a portion of our fundraising efforts will be allocated to cover the costs of testing and imaging for veterans who lack insurance or cannot afford the copayment. Our commitment is to ensure that even the most vulnerable members of the veteran community receive the same high-quality evidence for their claims, without the burden of medical bills."

11/11/2026

It hasn't even been a year. It's only been 11 months since this nightmare began and since we learned that DHS/ICE were planning to use warehouses to detain human beings.

This cruel and inhumane scheme in which they paid more than double the appraised value for many of the warehouses, has been abandoned in almost all locations. The remaining locations are Surprise, AZ, Hagerstown, MD, and Roxbury, NJ where they are pushing forward despite federal court orders and laws.

They haven't done the environmental assessment and even if they do, it will be a sham. We have heard from environmental groups and the Musconetcong Sewerage Authority that adding 1,500 people to the system is not physically possible. To proceed with converting the warehouse anyway would harm the community in more ways than just having a rogue paramilitary agency causing havoc.

How far past our checks & balances will ICE be allowed to go? How much more suffering will you allow into our state and our communities?

Enough is enough. Join us this Saturday 12-2PM at the Rockaway mall. We will meet in the old Sears lot by Macy's backstage.

Register (optional): https://www.mobilize.us/visibilitybrigade/event/1080459/
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Ni siquiera ha pasado un año. Solo han transcurrido 11 meses desde que comenzó esta pesadilla y desde que supimos que el DHS/ICE planeaba utilizar almacenes para detener a nuestra gente .

Este plan cruel e inhumano en el cual pagaron más del doble del valor tasado por muchos de estos almacenes ha sido abandonado en casi todas las ubicaciones. Los lugares donde aún persiste son Surprise AZ, Hagerstown, MD y Roxbury NJ, donde siguen adelante a pesar de las leyes y las órdenes de los tribunales federales.

No han realizado la evaluación ambiental y, aunque la hicieran, sería una farsa. Grupos ambientalistas y la Autoridad de Alcantarillado de Musconetcong Sewerage Authority han señalado que añadir a 1,500 personas al sistema no es físicamente posible. Para seguir adelante con la conversión de estos almacenes perjudicaría a la comunidad en muchas formas , y no solo por el hecho de tener a una agencia paramilitar que actúa sin control causando estragos.

¿Hasta qué punto se permitirá al ICE ignorar los mecanismos de control y contrapeso? ¿Cuánto más sufrimiento permitirán que llegue a nuestro estado y a nuestras comunidades?

¡Ya basta! Únanse a nosotros este sábado, de 12:00 p. m. a 2:00 p. m., en el centro comercial Rockaway (Rockaway Mall). Nos reuniremos en el antiguo estacionamiento de Sears, cerca de la zona de carga de Macy’s.

11/11/2026

The Roxbury Town Council meeting was heated tonight and for good reason. For so long, Project NINJA & our community allies have been going to these meetings and following their rules. 3 minutes, township business only, no comment--an endless cycle of being dismissed and ignored with our questions unanswered.

Well tonight we flipped the script and we decided who got to speak. Tonight we told the Roxbury TC that there was no time for them and they ran away.

Remember that you have power--collective power. We are stronger together! ✊️

Please join us this Saturday, Nov. 14th 12-2PM at the Rockaway Mall. We will meet in the old Sears lot near Macy's backstage to protest the illegal actions of ICE & DHS.

Register (optional): https://tr.ee/io8uCf

More info about Project NINJA: https://linktr.ee/projectninjanj

11/11/2026

11/11/2026

Tonight the Roxbury Town Council--when given no other option but to listen to their constituents and neighbors--they chose to run away.

Our alliance of organizations and community members have been coming to Roxbury Town Council meetings since JANUARY and the only thing the town council has done on their own is a measly NIMBY resolution.

They piggy-backed off the work of the community, environmental organizations, and the NJ Office of the Attorney General when it came to the lawsuit.

Our rapid responders took on the risk to monitor the warehouse despite threats and intimidation from ICE and brought the proof that DHS & ICE were violating federal court orders not to use the warehouse for detention activities or convert it to a detention center.

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. No more business as usual until you DO SOMETHING.

NO ACTION, NO PEACE.

For more info: https://linktr.ee/projectninjanj

11/10/2026

The protest is at the Rockaway mall, not Roxbury but yes, please join us this Saturday, Nov. 14th from 12-2PM!

The No ICE in North Jersey Alliance will gather outside the Roxbury Mall to protest a reported $31.8M contract to convert a warehouse into a detention center, in defiance of a court order.