Second Detainee Dies at NJ ICE Facility Delaney Hall
ICE said staff called 911 after the 41-year-old detainee suffered a medical emergency, and the official cause of death is still pending.
- On Monday, Aug. 3, Maria Cornejo announced that her son, Edwin Lopez Cornejo, died Aug. 1 at Delaney Hall detention center in Newark after being detained since June 18.
- The 1,000-bed Delaney Hall facility has faced national scrutiny over reports of alleged medical neglect and abuse; this death marks the second recorded fatality since last December when Haitian national Jean Wilson Brutus died.
- Maria Cornejo attributed her son's death to lack of diabetes medication while detained; he had lived in the United States for nearly 20 years and was the father of a 12-year-old girl.
- Rep. LaMonica McIver denounced the death as a "pattern of abuse and neglect," stating "cruelty is at its core," and vowed to continue working to shut down Delaney Hall and abolish ICE.
- This facility serves as a flashpoint in President Trump's immigration enforcement escalation, which has equipped ICE with a budget surpassing the militaries of all but 15 countries; the Department of Homeland Security has not responded to requests for comment.
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As More People Die In Their Custody, ICE Is Working Hard To Hide Its Abuses
On August 1, Edwin Lopez-Cornejo, a Salvadorian migrant imprisoned at the Delaney Hall Detention Facility in Newark, died. While Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) insists that Lopez-Cornejo “received proper medical care and was seen by medical professionals” while in custody, there are reasons to be doubtful. In May, 300 detainees launched a labor and hunger strike protesting medical neglect, being [...]
ICE detainee dies at New Jersey’s Delaney Hall after medical emergency, sparking renewed closure demands
An illegal immigrant from El Salvador died in ICE custody at Newark’s Delaney Hall Detention Facility on August 1 after a medical emergency, and New Jersey Democrats immediately seized on the death to demand the facility be shut down. Edwin Lopez-Cornejo, a 41-year-old Salvadoran national, collapsed at Delaney Hall after complaining of physical difficulties, was...
What happened to Edwin López Cornejo, the Salvadoran immigrant who died in ICE custody in Delaney Hall By Uriel Blanco Article published by CNN in Spanish The death of Edwin López Cornejo, a 41-year-old Salvadoran immigrant, in the custody of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Service (ICE) has once again focused on a worrying trend that has grown in the current Donald Trump administration. According to immigration authorities, López C…
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