Edwin Jovanny Lopez-Cornejo, a 39-year-old Salvadoran national who had lived in the U.S. for nearly 20 years, died August 1 at University Hospital in Newark after a medical emergency at the Delaney Hall ICE detention facility. He suffered from diabetes, high blood pressure, and seizures requiring daily medication, and leaves behind a 12-year-old U.S. citizen daughter, Ashley. He was arrested June 18 in Plainfield, New Jersey, after ICE revived a 2006 deportation order, though his family said he held a valid work permit. His mother, Maria Cornejo, said he called her feeling very ill with numbness in his face and hand after seeing a facility medical provider, and described him as hardworking and a good father, saying, "I lost him to the hands of immigration authorities." His family alleges he did not consistently receive his medication and is calling for an independent investigation, while ICE says staff called 911 and he received appropriate care. His death followed another detainee death at the facility, Jean Wilson Brutus in December, which Rep. Rob Menendez said ICE excluded from mandatory congressional reporting because the person had been released before dying. Governor Mikie Sherrill and Newark Mayor Ras Baraka have called for the facility's closure, and lawmakers say ICE has reported 55 deaths in detention nationally since January 2025, though shifting reporting policies may understate the true toll.