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Edwin Lopez-Cornejo, 41, a Salvadoran migrant, died after a medical emergency at Delaney Hall Detention Facility in Newark

ICE detainee who illegally re-entered US dies at New Jersey facility

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MORE THAN 100 HAITIAN IMMIGRANTS WITH VIOLENT OFFENSE AND SEX CRIME CONVICTIONS DEPORTED: DHS Protesters, politicians and ICE agents gather outside Delaney Hall, an immigration facility in Newark, N.J., on May 27, 2026. (Rashid Umar Abbasi for Fox News Digital) The agency notified the Department of Homeland Security oversight offices, the Consulate of El Salvador in Elizabeth, and Lopez-Cornejo's next of kin, the statement said. "In less than a year, yet another family is forced to endure the unimaginable loss of a loved one while in custody at Delaney Hall," Baraka said. Edwin Lopez-Cornejo, 41, had been detained at the Delaney Hall Detention Facility in Newark, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Furthermore, A Salvadoran migrant who was in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody in New Jersey died following a "medical emergency" over the weekend, federal officials said Monday. Protesters gather over conditions inside the facility in support of detainees currently on a hunger strike, as the Mayor of Newark, Ras J. Baraka, has pulled Newark Police away from the area. (Photo by Matthew Hoen/NurPhoto via AP) Matthew Hoen/Associated Press "While in custody, Lopez-Cornejo received proper medical care and was seen by medical professionals," ICE said. “ICE is committed to ensuring that all those in custody reside in safe, secure and humane environments,” the statement added. New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill said she was "deeply disturbed" by the death.

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MORE THAN 100 HAITIAN IMMIGRANTS WITH VIOLENT OFFENSE AND SEX CRIME CONVICTIONS DEPORTED: DHS Protesters, politicians and ICE agents gather outside Delaney Hall, an immigration facility in Newark, N.J., on May 27, 2026. (Rashid Umar Abbasi for Fox News Digital) The agency notified the Department of Homeland Security oversight offices, the Consulate of El Salvador in Elizabeth, and Lopez-Cornejo's next of kin, the statement said.
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"In less than a year, yet another family is forced to endure the unimaginable loss of a loved one while in custody at Delaney Hall," Baraka said.
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Edwin Lopez-Cornejo, 41, had been detained at the Delaney Hall Detention Facility in Newark, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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A Salvadoran migrant who was in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody in New Jersey died following a "medical emergency" over the weekend, federal officials said Monday.
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Protesters gather over conditions inside the facility in support of detainees currently on a hunger strike, as the Mayor of Newark, Ras J. Baraka, has pulled Newark Police away from the area. (Photo by Matthew Hoen/NurPhoto via AP) Matthew Hoen/Associated Press "While in custody, Lopez-Cornejo received proper medical care and was seen by medical professionals," ICE said. “ICE is committed to ensuring that all those in custody reside in safe, secure and humane environments,” the statement added.
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New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill said she was "deeply disturbed" by the death.
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