{"id":29480,"date":"2026-08-06T06:06:41","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T01:06:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=29480"},"modified":"2026-08-06T06:06:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T01:06:41","slug":"petition-filed-days-before-ice-detainees-death-cited-medical-conditions-while-seeking-his-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=29480","title":{"rendered":"Petition filed days before ICE detainee&#8217;s death cited medical conditions while seeking his release"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" data-testid=\"prism-article-body\">\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">Days before a Salvadoran national detained<!-- -->\u00a0<!-- -->at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in New Jersey<!-- -->\u00a0<a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.com\/US\/man-detained-new-jersey-immigration-facility-dies-after\/story?id=135338815\" dir=\"ltr\">died<\/a>, his attorney asked a federal judge to prevent his transfer to another facility and to possibly order his release, citing in part medical concerns, a court filing shows.<!-- -->\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Edwin Lopez-Cornejo, 39, who was detained at the Delaney Hall facility in Newark, died on Saturday following a &#8220;medical emergency,&#8221; ICE said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"oLzSq QrHMO fnRUo pvsTF EhJPu vPlOC zNYgW OsTsW RMeqy daRVX ISNQ sKyCY eRftA acPPc MENS nFwaT MCnQE mEeeY SmBjI xegrY rPLsU iulOd NIuqO zzscu lzDCc aHUBM IEgzD OjMNy eQqcx SVqKB GQmdz jaoD VWDdR ONJdw vrZxD OnRTz gbbfF roDbV GPGwb oMlSS gfNzt oJhud eXZcf zhVlX \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"InlineImage GpQCA lZur asrEW \" data-testid=\"prism-inline-image\">\n<figure class=\"kzIjN GNmeK pYrtp dSqFO \" data-testid=\"prism-figure\">\n<div class=\"GpQCA lZur gIjeL \" data-testid=\"prism-ratio-frame\">\n<div class=\"FvQLF iLTd NqeUA UzzHi iWsMV \"><picture data-testid=\"prism-picture\"><source media=\"(max-width: 414px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/b254012c-823c-41b2-b501-c83bb9fff066\/delaney-vigil2_1785968211631_hpMain.jpg?w=375, https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/b254012c-823c-41b2-b501-c83bb9fff066\/delaney-vigil2_1785968211631_hpMain.jpg?w=750 2x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 415px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/b254012c-823c-41b2-b501-c83bb9fff066\/delaney-vigil2_1785968211631_hpMain.jpg?w=750, https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/b254012c-823c-41b2-b501-c83bb9fff066\/delaney-vigil2_1785968211631_hpMain.jpg?w=1500 2x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"PHOTO: Protesters hold a vigil outside Delaney Hall for a detained Salvadoran immigrant who was pronounced dead\" class=\"hsDdd NDJZt sJeUN IJwXl vBqtr KrDt itslR SjwtZ hakZw HlUVI \" data-testid=\"prism-image\" draggable=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/b254012c-823c-41b2-b501-c83bb9fff066\/delaney-vigil2_1785968211631_hpMain.jpg\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>\n<div class=\"nMMea bNYiy Mjgpa dGwha DDmxa jgKNG RGHCC aBIU PriDW aiQHS lZur \" data-testid=\"prism-caption\">\n<p><span class=\"hsDdd OOSI GpQCA lZur VlFaz \" data-testid=\"prism-truncate\"><span><span class=\"gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ \">A protester ties a ribbon with the name of detainees on a fence outside of Delaney Hall detention center, after a Salvadoran immigrant, Edwin Lopez-Cornejo, who was being held inside died on Saturday, in Newark, New Jersey, August 3, 2026.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ YNujN JGtjI aZFDu rkKLh \">Ryan Murphy\/Reuters<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">In a habeas petition filed on his behalf on July 24, attorney Ingrid Echeverria asked a judge to order the Department of Homeland Security to provide information about why Lopez-Cornejo was detained and to also prevent his transfer to another facility.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;If not, he at least asks that Respondents be required to give advance written notice before any transfer, identify the receiving facility, and ensure that his medications accompany him and are administered without interruption,&#8221; the petition stated.<!-- -->\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Echeverria outlined in the habeas petition several medications Lopez-Cornejo was taking at the time of his death that required a strict regimen, including ones to treat epilepsy, high blood pressure and other conditions.<!-- -->\u00a0<!-- -->The<!-- -->\u00a0<!-- -->filing does not mention any concerns that Lopez-Cornejo was not receiving his medication.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Since his death, family members have alleged medical neglect and have questioned if he was receiving proper care at Delaney Hall, noting that he complained of numbness on his face and arm the day before he died.<!-- -->\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">In the notice to lawmakers, ICE said Lopez-Cornejo received proper medical care and that staff at Delaney Hall &#8220;responded immediately&#8221; and called 911 during his medical emergency on Saturday.<!-- -->\u00a0<!-- -->He was transported to a hospital, where ICE said he was pronounced dead.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The official cause of death remains pending further medical examination, ICE said. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said in an interview Tuesday with NewsNation that Lopez-Cornejo died of cardiac arrest.<\/p>\n<div class=\"oLzSq QrHMO fnRUo pvsTF EhJPu vPlOC zNYgW OsTsW RMeqy daRVX ISNQ sKyCY eRftA acPPc MENS nFwaT MCnQE mEeeY SmBjI xegrY rPLsU iulOd NIuqO zzscu lzDCc aHUBM IEgzD OjMNy eQqcx SVqKB GQmdz jaoD VWDdR ONJdw vrZxD OnRTz gbbfF roDbV GPGwb oMlSS gfNzt oJhud eXZcf zhVlX \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"InlineImage GpQCA lZur asrEW \" data-testid=\"prism-inline-image\">\n<figure class=\"kzIjN GNmeK pYrtp dSqFO \" data-testid=\"prism-figure\">\n<div class=\"GpQCA lZur gIjeL \" data-testid=\"prism-ratio-frame\">\n<div class=\"FvQLF iLTd NqeUA UzzHi iWsMV \"><picture data-testid=\"prism-picture\"><source media=\"(max-width: 414px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/e401e6f1-068a-44eb-bdc9-39fbb91b38cc\/edwin-presser_1785968540863_hpEmbed_3x2.jpg?w=375, https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/e401e6f1-068a-44eb-bdc9-39fbb91b38cc\/edwin-presser_1785968540863_hpEmbed_3x2.jpg?w=750 2x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 415px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/e401e6f1-068a-44eb-bdc9-39fbb91b38cc\/edwin-presser_1785968540863_hpEmbed_3x2.jpg?w=750, https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/e401e6f1-068a-44eb-bdc9-39fbb91b38cc\/edwin-presser_1785968540863_hpEmbed_3x2.jpg?w=1500 2x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"PHOTO: APTOPIX ICE Detention Death\" class=\"hsDdd NDJZt sJeUN IJwXl vBqtr KrDt itslR SjwtZ hakZw HlUVI \" data-testid=\"prism-image\" draggable=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/e401e6f1-068a-44eb-bdc9-39fbb91b38cc\/edwin-presser_1785968540863_hpEmbed_3x2.jpg\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>\n<div class=\"nMMea bNYiy Mjgpa dGwha DDmxa jgKNG RGHCC aBIU PriDW aiQHS lZur \" data-testid=\"prism-caption\">\n<p><span class=\"hsDdd OOSI GpQCA lZur VlFaz \" data-testid=\"prism-truncate\"><span><span class=\"gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ \">Maria Cornejo, second right, mother of Edwin Lopez-Cornejo, reacts during a news conference in Highland Park, New Jersey, Aug. 4, 2026.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ YNujN JGtjI aZFDu rkKLh \">Yuki Iwamura\/AP Photo<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Echeverr\u00eda told ABC News she has several questions about his condition before his death.<!-- -->\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;What we want to know is what happened? When did he start feeling ill?&#8221; Echeverr\u00eda said. &#8220;Should they have called the ambulance sooner?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Lopez-Cornejo was taken into custody on June 18 in Plainfield, New Jersey, and had been detained at Delaney Hall &#8220;pending removal from the United States pursuant to a reinstatement of his prior removal order,&#8221; ICE said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">ICE said Lopez-Cornejo illegally entered the country in August 2006 and was deported back to El Salvador a couple of months later.<!-- -->\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">According to the habeas petition, he re-entered the United States in 2007 and later applied for asylum. 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