In response to the death of Edwin Jovanny Lopez Cornejo, a community member detained at Delaney Hall, Amol Sinha, executive director at the ACLU of New Jersey, issued the following statement:

“We mourn the loss of Edwin Jovanny Lopez Cornejo, who reportedly died after not receiving adequate medical care while detained. This tragedy is another devastating result of the rampant inhumane conditions at Delaney Hall and detention centers across the country, including the routine denial of proper medical care, sanitary conditions, and food. The Trump administration’s detention and deportation machine continues to terrorize and traumatize communities at an unprecedented level, yet numbers cannot encapsulate the grief and devastation that these abuses cause. We demand accountability from ICE, the immediate closure of Delaney Hall, and an end to immigration detention once and for all.”

###

The ACLU of New Jersey has defended liberty and justice guided by the vision of a fair and equitable New Jersey for all since our founding in 1960. Our mission is to preserve, advance, and expand the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the state and federal constitutions in courts, in the legislature, and in our communities. We strive to be anti-racist and are actively committed to advancing racial justice for the people of New Jersey. We are a non-partisan organization that operates across political, legal, and cultural fronts to bring about change and build a more equitable society. www.aclu-nj.org