Second Detainee Dies at NJ ICE Facility Delaney Hall
The 41-year-old Salvadoran detainee died after a medical emergency, as family members allege he was denied diabetes medication in custody.
- 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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Family of man who died in ICE detention in New Jersey alleges medical negligence in custody
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Aug 4 (Reuters) - The family of a man from El Salvador, who died in a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in New Jersey, alleged medical negligence during his custody and demanded an independent inve...
In his statement, the ICE said that López Cornejo “received adequate medical care and was attended by health professionals”
ICE, in Focus: Demand Responses After the Death of a Latino Migrant in a New Jersey Detention Center
Pressure on the ICE grows after the death of a Latino migrant in a detention center in New Jersey. Edwin López Cornejo’s family denounces alleged medical negligence, while detainees push protests and hunger strikes to demand answers on the case
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Salvadoran man complained of access to medication before death at NJ immigration jail, family says
Federal officials say a man from El Salvador has died at a New Jersey immigration jail. The jail has been targeted for months by protesters over living conditions for people detained there. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Monday that…
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