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Family of Edwin Lopez-Cornejo Demands Accountability Following His Death in ICE Custody

The family of Edwin Lopez-Cornejo, a Salvadoran national who died while detained at the Newark, New Jersey, Delaney Hall facility, is demanding answers regarding his care in federal custody. While Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) reported that Lopez-Cornejo died of cardiac arrest following a medical emergency, his family argues the death was preventable. They claim he reported numbness in his face and arm a day before his death, yet was not immediately transported to a hospital. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin stated that Lopez-Cornejo had no prior medical records of cardiac problems and was on diet medication. ICE maintains that the detainee received proper medical care and responded immediately to his distress. However, the family alleges medical negligence regarding his known conditions of high blood pressure and diabetes. The family is seeking the release of all medical records from ICE and the GEO Group, the private company that operates the facility. New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill has called for the closure of the Delaney Hall detention center.

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