Family demands answers following death of man in ICE custody at New Jersey facility

Key Points:

• Edwin Lopez-Cornejo, a 39-year-old Salvadoran national, died of cardiac arrest while detained at the ICE-run Delaney Hall facility in Newark, New Jersey, following a medical emergency on Saturday.
• Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin stated Lopez-Cornejo had no prior cardiac issues but was on diet medication and was transported to a hospital after going into distress, where he died.
• Lopez-Cornejo's family disputes the official account, claiming he reported numbness a day before his death and was not promptly taken to a hospital; they also assert he had pre-existing conditions including high blood pressure and diabetes.
• The family demands accountability, the release of all medical records from ICE and GEO Group (the private contractor running the facility), the closure of Delaney Hall, and the release of detainees.
• ICE maintains that Lopez-Cornejo received proper medical care, staff responded immediately to the emergency, and the official cause of death is still pending investigation.