Family of man who died in ICE detention in New Jersey alleges medical negligence in custody

Edwin Lopez-Cornejo, an immigrant from El Salvador, was pronounced dead on Saturday at a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in New Jersey.

WASHINGTON, Aug 4 - 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 investigation into his death.

The family of Edwin Jeovanny López Cornejo, who was detained at the Delaney Hall ICE facility in New Jersey and died, called for an investigation into his death.

The family of a 41-year-old Salvadoran man who died Saturday at an immigration detention center in New Jersey is claiming that medical negligence is to blame for his death.

Second Delaney Hall detainee death in eight months prompts calls to close facility, demands for answers.