POLITICSAug 4 · 13:07 UTCKOAA NBC5 COLORADO SPRINGSAlex Stambaugh

Immigrant held at New Jersey ICE facility dies, officials say

Edwin Lopez-Cornejo, a 41-year-old Salvadoran man detained at the Delaney Hall facility in Newark, New Jersey, died after a medical emergency while in ICE custody. This marks the second death at the facility since its opening in May and follows over 50 ICE detainee deaths since Donald Trump's return to office, with 2025 recording the highest number of deaths in two decades.

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Edwin Lopez-CornejopersonDelaney HallplaceU.S. Immigration and Customs EnforcementorganizationJean Wilson BrutuspersonUniversity Hospital in NewarkplaceMikie SherrillpersonRas BarakapersonDonald Trumpperson

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