ICE Detention Death
Family members of Edwin Lopez-Cornejo including his former wife, right; daughter, Ashley, center, and mother, Maria Cornejo, attend a news conference, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, in Highland Park, N.J.
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Federal officials say a man from El Salvador has died at a New Jersey immigration jail. The jail has been targeted for months by protesters over living conditions for people detained there. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Monday that Edwin Lopez-Cornejo had been held at Delaney Hall in Newark after being arrested in June. The agency says he died Saturday. The government accused Lopez-Cornejo of entering the U.S. illegally. His official cause of death has not been released. His death has prompted immediate and fierce condemnation from officials and community members. President Donald Trump and his deputies have defended the center’s operations.
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