Democrats repeat calls to shut down Delaney Hall

Three House Democrats appeared in Morristown Tuesday to criticize the conditions inside New Jersey’s two migrant jails.

By: Sophie Nieto-Munoz

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: August 11, 2026

Words: 719

Last Updated: 1 week ago

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Democratic lawmakers met in a Morristown church Tuesday to repeat calls to shut down Newark immigration jail Delaney Hall and raise alarms about medical care for detainees held there.

Their appearance came 10 days after the death of Edwin Jovanny Lopez Cornejo, a Salvadoran man who was held at Delaney Hall for six weeks and whose family said was denied diabetes and blood pressure …

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