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ICE detainee who illegally re-entered US after deportation dies at Delaney Hall

Lawmakers clash at a House Judiciary Committee hearing over immigration enforcement and conditions at New Jersey's Delaney Hall Detention Center. Bill Melugin reports as Republicans reject what they call ‘false narratives’ about ICE's treatment of detainees, while Democrats point to alleged inhumane conditions and hunger strikes at the facility on ‘Special Report.’ A 41-year-old Salvadoran national who re-entered the United States illegally has died in federal custody after being arrested in New Jersey following a previous deportation, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials announced Monday. Edwin Lopez-Cornejo died Aug. 1 at University Hospital in Newark after suffering a medical emergency while detained at the Delaney Hall Detention Facility, according to an ICE statement. Staff with the GEO Group, the private detention company th

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Trump-appointed judge blocks blue state's crackdown on ICE detention center

A federal judge blocked New York state regulations attempting to force federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to wear identification, marking a significant legal victory for the agency. A Trump-appointed federal judge dealt a…

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Trump-appointed judge blocks blue state's crackdown on ICE detention center

A federal judge blocked New York state regulations attempting to force federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to wear identification, marking a significant legal victory for the agency. A Trump-appointed…

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People detained at Mississippi ICE facility say they were sickened by gas leak and denied medical care

Facility also had no air conditioning for two days amid extreme heat, according to one of the people detained People detained at an overcrowded federal immigration camp in Mississippi were sickened by a mystery gas…

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Immigrant held at New Jersey ICE facility dies, officials say | CNN

A Salvadoran man being held at a controversial immigration detention facility in Newark, New Jersey, has died, federal officials said Monday, marking the latest death of an immigrant in ICE custody. Edwin Lopez-Cornejo,…

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Immigrant being held at Delaney Hall dies, marking 22nd death in ICE custody

Edwin Lopez-Cornejo, 41, was arrested in New Jersey in June, and died after a ‘medical emergency’, agency said An immigrant being held at a New Jersey Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center died on 1…

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ICE detainee who illegally re-entered US after deportation dies at Delaney Hall

Lawmakers clash at a House Judiciary Committee hearing over immigration enforcement and conditions at New Jersey's Delaney Hall Detention Center. Bill Melugin reports as Republicans reject what they call ‘false…

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A federal judge blocked New York state regulations attempting to force federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to wear identification, marking a signif

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T2 · Outlet reportThe GuardianAug 14, 2026

Facility also had no air conditioning for two days amid extreme heat, according to one of the people detained People detained at an overcrowded federal immigration camp in Mississippi were sickened by a mystery gas leak, then denied…

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T2 · Outlet reportCNNAug 4, 2026

A Salvadoran man being held at a controversial immigration detention facility in Newark, New Jersey, has died, federal officials said Monday, marking the latest death of an immigrant in ICE custody. Edwin Lopez-Cornejo, a migrant detained…

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T2 · Outlet reportThe GuardianAug 4, 2026

Edwin Lopez-Cornejo, 41, was arrested in New Jersey in June, and died after a ‘medical emergency’, agency said An immigrant being held at a New Jersey Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center died on 1 August, the…

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Lawmakers clash at a House Judiciary Committee hearing over immigration enforcement and conditions at New Jersey's Delaney Hall Detention Center. Bill Melugin rep

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