Mom ‘heartbroken’ over death of son detained at migrant jail Delaney Hall

Edwin Jovanny Lopez Cornejo, who has been detained at Newark migrant jail Delaney Hall since June 18, died in custody on Saturday, his mother said.

By: Sophie Nieto-Munoz

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: August 4, 2026

Words: 994

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 1 day ago

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A 39-year-old man who was detained at Delaney Hall for six weeks died in federal custody Saturday, his mother told the New Jersey Monitor.

“I’m destroyed,” said Maria Cornejo in an interview in Spanish. “I never imagined this would happen. I don’t even have the words to string together to say how I feel. I’m so heartbroken. I’ve never felt pain this deep before. He was a good son.”

Cornejo said she …

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