New Jersey opens civil rights probe of privately run ICE detention center in Newark
State officials say detainees reported spoiled food, lack of hygiene products and blocked inspections as the civil rights probe follows a death in custody.
- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport launched a civil rights investigation into Delaney Hall on Friday, issuing investigative subpoenas to the Newark facility run by the GEO Group.
- Ongoing protests and hunger strikes have plagued Delaney Hall for months, with detainees reporting spoiled food, unsanitary conditions, and inadequate medical care prompting state scrutiny.
- Edwin Lopez-Cornejo died in custody on Saturday after a medical emergency; his family alleged he lost 30 pounds over six weeks while lacking medication for diabetes, epilepsy, and high blood pressure.
- Governor Mikie Sherrill called for Delaney Hall to be 'closed down' after state health inspectors were denied full access, while the Department of Homeland Security denied allegations of poor conditions.
- This investigation occurs amid broader scrutiny of migrant detention centers, with more than 50 people dying in ICE custody nationwide since President Donald Trump returned to office last year.
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Edwin López Cornejo prayed for another year to see his daughter grow up. He died in ICE custody.
Documents and social media posts paint a picture of a loving father. His death launched a civil rights investigation into the Delaney Hall ICE detention center.
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The death of Edwin Lopez-Cornejo, a 41-year-old migrant from El Salvador, drew public grief and elected officials’ calls to shut down Delaney Hall, the Newark detention center where he was detained.
Post-detention deaths to go untracked in 'common sense' ICE move
Who was the man who died after he left Delaney Hall? We don't know. Biden-era rule designed to protect the seriously ill is cast aside The post Post-detention deaths to go untracked in ‘common sense’ ICE move appeared first on NJ Spotlight News.
Democrats promise stricter oversight of immigration detention company if they win majority
Protestors outside the Delaney Hall detention center in Newark, New Jersey run by GEO Group. GEO Group runs at least two dozen migrant detention centers nationwide and has been plagued with claims of medical neglect, including in New Jersey. [ more › ]
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