Guatemalan detainee dies after medical emergency at Newark ICE facility
TL;DR
A Guatemalan immigrant held at Newark's Delaney Hall ICE facility experienced seizure-like activity on July 19 and was hospitalized; he was released from custody on July 22, though the DHS did not specify when he died. Rights groups have long raised concerns about medical care and conditions in ICE detention, and more than 50 detainees have died in ICE custody since President Trump took office.
- Immigrant detained at ICE facility in New Jersey died after medical emergency NBC News
- A Third Immigrant Detained at Delaney Hall Dies After Medical Emergency The New York Times
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- DHS cites recent policy shift after not disclosing death of Guatemalan man who had been in custody AP News
- Edwin López Cornejo prayed for another year to see his daughter grow up. He died in ICE custody. Inquirer.com
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