Salvadoran man dies in ICE custody at New Jersey detention centre

Second Delaney Hall detainee death in eight months prompts calls to close facility, demands for answers.Published On 4 Aug 20264 Aug 2026A Salvadoran man detained at a New Jersey immigration facility has died, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has confirmed, in the second such death at the facility in less than a year.Edwin Lopez-Cornejo, 41, died on Saturday at a Newark hospital after experiencing a medical emergency at the Delaney Hall detention facility, ICE said in a statement on Monday.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3ICE extends lease on Texas detention centre where three migrants diedlist 2 of 3Fatal Shooting in ICE Operationslist 3 of 3Most Americans say Trump has gone too far on US immigration: Pollend of listAccording to the agency, staff from GEO Group – the private contractor that runs the facility – along with medical personnel, responded and arranged for him to be taken to hospital. Officials have not yet determined an official cause of death.ICE records show Lopez-Cornejo was first detained and deported after crossing into the US without authorisation in 2006. He returned to the country at a later point and was picked up again by agents in Pla...