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Second ICE Detainee Dies at New Jersey Facility
Newser • • nation
Key Points:
- Edwin Jovanny Lopez Cornejo, a 41-year-old Salvadoran detainee at Newark's Delaney Hall immigration facility, died following a medical emergency, with ICE stating the cause of death is under investigation.
- ICE claims Lopez Cornejo received appropriate medical care, including prescribed medications, but his mother disputes this, alleging he was not given necessary medication during his detention.
- Lopez Cornejo had pre-existing conditions including diabetes, high blood pressure, and seizures, and reportedly felt ill and numb the day before his death.
- This is the second death at Delaney Hall since its reopening in 2025, with another detainee, Jean Wilson Brutus, dying in December after a medical emergency.
- ICE confirms Lopez Cornejo was detained in June and had illegally entered the U.S. around 2006, while the hospital, not ICE, informed his family of his death.
