Conaway, Norcross Lead Letter Regarding Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst

Today, U.S. Rep. Herb Conaway Jr., MD (D-3) and Congressman Donald Norcross (D-NJ) led 6 Members of Congress in a letter to Secretary Hegseth, Secretary Noem, and Acting Director Lyons, demanding clarification and expressing opposition regarding the plan to house undocumented immigrants on the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst.

“Given the limited information provided, we believe further transparency is necessary to ensure Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst’s (JBMDL) mission readiness is not compromised,” wrote the lawmakers. “JBMDL is a critical power projection platform and must not be politicized as part of this administration’s immigration agenda despite outreach, our requests for meetings with the Deputy Secretary of Defense and Acting Administrator of U.S. Immigration and…