Family of NJ migrant who died in federal custody seeks answers

Family of NJ migrant who died in federal custody seeks answers

Evans Belony and his mother, Marie Belony, hold a photo of Jean Wilson Brutus at their Irvington home on Feb. 2, 2026. Brutus died in federal custody in December, one day after being detained at Delaney Hall in Newark. (Photo by Anne-Marie Caruso/New Jersey Monitor)On Sunday evenings after church, the Belony family gathers around the white dining room table in their Irvington home for a weekly family dinner. Until recently, the loud and joyous r…