Family of the man who died in ICE custody in N.J. calls for release of medical records and closure of Delaney Hall

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.

Salvadoran migrant Edwin Lopez-Cornejo died while in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody at Delaney Hall in New Jersey, the Department of Homeland Security confirms, adding Lopez-Cornejo "experienced a medical emergency." Delaney Hall has been at the center of months of protests after a group of detainees

Man in Delaney Hall ICE custody dies after ‘medical emergency’  CNN

A 41-year-old man detained at a private immigration detention facility in New Jersey has died, raising concerns about Delaney Hall Detention Facility

Edwin Lopez-Cornejo, 41, was arrested in New Jersey in June, and died after a ‘medical emergency’, agency said An immigrant being held at a New Jersey ICE detention center died on 1 August, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on Monday. Edwin Lopez-Cornejo, 41, is the 22nd person to die in ICE custody t

The mayor of Newark identified the dead man as Edwin Jovanny Lopez Cornejo. The New Jersey center has been the focus of intense scrutiny for its treatment of detainees.