Third immigrant Dies in Detention at Notorious ICE Jail Delaney Hall

In New Jersey, a third immigrant has died after being detained at the Newark ICE jail known as Delaney Hall. That’s according to Democratic Congressmember Rob Menendez, who said the reported death took place in July and was not disclosed by ICE. He shared this video on social media. Rep. Rob Menendez: “An individual that had just been brought there suffered what they believe was a seizure. But you didn’t hear about this because they released him to University Hospital, so he was no longer in ICE custody. Why did they do that? Recently, ICE changed their rules, so they no longer report on deaths that happen 30 days after someone is released from ICE custody.” This came as news broke of the death of Salvadoran father Edwin Lopez-Cornejo, who had been detained at Delaney Hall since June. His family is demanding an independent investigation into his death, saying he was denied his medication and proper medical care at the ICE jail. His family said he was 39 years old. Jean Wilson Brutus, a 41-year-old Haitian immigrant, died at Delaney Hall in December. At least 23 people have died in ICE custody this year alone. Delaney Hall is operated by the for-profit prison company GEO Group. We will have more on this story later in the broadcast with New Jersey Congressmember Analilia Mejia. www.democracynow.org