Salvadoran Detainee Dies After Medical Emergency at Newark ICE Facility
Edwin Lopez-Cornejo, a 41-year-old detained at Newark's Delaney Hall Detention Facility, died following a medical emergency according to ICE officials.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) reported that Edwin Lopez-Cornejo, a 41-year-old Salvadoran migrant detained at the Delaney Hall Detention Facility in Newark, New Jersey, was pronounced dead following a medical emergency. The information was provided in a statement obtained by NewsNation, The Hill's sister network. Multiple officials confirmed the detainee's death at the facility. Details surrounding the exact cause of the medical emergency were not disclosed.
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