Edwin Lopez-Cornejo, an ICE detainee at Delaney Hall in New Jersey, dies following a medical emergency at the facility, according to multiple reports. One outlet says Lopez-Cornejo was deported in 2006 and later illegally re-entered the United States, leading to his arrest in Plainfield, New Jersey, in June. Fox News reports that his death occurs at the Delaney Hall detention center and characterizes it as coming after an episode that prompted medical attention. In the aftermath of the death, Fox News also reports that New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration’s successor, Gov. Sherrill, calls for the facility to be closed, citing concerns raised by the incident. The reports do not provide further medical details, investigative findings, or official conclusions beyond the account that the detainee died during/after a medical emergency at the facility. Overall, both sources agree on the detainee’s identity, his prior deportation and subsequent re-entry, his arrest in June in Plainfield, and that he dies at Delaney Hall in New Jersey.
ICE detainee Edwin Lopez-Cornejo dies at Delaney Hall after medical emergency
Edwin Lopez-Cornejo, an ICE detainee at Delaney Hall in New Jersey, dies following a medical emergency at the facility, according to multiple reports. One outlet says Lopez-Cornejo was deported in 200...
- Edwin Lopez-Cornejo is an ICE detainee who dies at the Delaney Hall detention facility in New Jersey.
- Both reports link his case to a prior deportation in 2006 followed by illegal re-entry to the United States.
- He is arrested in Plainfield, New Jersey, in June, according to reports.
- His death follows a medical emergency at the detention facility.
- A New Jersey governor calls for the closure of Delaney Hall following the death, according to one report.
Edwin Lopez-Cornejo was deported in 2006 before illegally reentering the United States and being arrested in Plainfield, New Jersey, in June.
6 hours agoEdwin Jovanny Lopez-Cornejo died at Delaney Hall detention facility in New Jersey after a medical emergency, sparking calls from Gov. Sherrill to close it.
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