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⬤ CRITICAL 04 Aug 2026, 15:39 UTC

Man dies in ICE custody at Delaney Hall facility in New Jersey, DHS confirms

Salvadoran migrant Edwin Lopez-Cornejo died while in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody at Delaney Hall in New Jersey, the Department of Homeland Security confirms, adding Lopez-Cornejo "experienced a medical emergency." Delaney Hall has been at the center of months of protests after a group of detainees held a hunger strike, citing dire conditions inside. CBS News New York's Allen Devlin reports.
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