Community rallies after death of Plainfield man in ICE custody

A crowd gathered at a Highland Park church Tuesday urged officials to close Delaney Hall after a detainee died in custody Saturday.

By: Sophie Nieto-Munoz

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: August 4, 2026

Words: 1,043

Last Updated: 2 weeks ago

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HIGHLAND PARK — On the lawn of the Reformed Church of Highland Park Tuesday, nearly 100 people rallied to call for the closure of Newark migrant jail Delaney Hall after the death of a 39-year-old man in ICE custody Saturday.

Edwin Jovanny Lopez Cornejo’s family made pleas to Gov. Mikie Sherrill and the Attorney General’s Office to investigate his death and called for the release of his medical records, while urging the …

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