DeLauro Calls for Shutdown of Delaney Detention Center

Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) called for the shutdown of Delaney Detention Center following news that a Salvadoran immigrant, Edwin Lopez-Cornejo, had died in custody. Mr. Lopez-Cornejo is the second Delaney Hall detainee to have died in the past 8 months.

"Delaney Hall must be shut down. Edwin Lopez-Cornejo is the second detainee to die at the facility in 8 months. The Trump administration's immigration enforcement policies are failing. Now, a man is dead, and a family is ripped apart forever.

"According to reporting, Mr. Lopez-Cornejo's mother said he had been prescribed medications for diabetes and on Friday, had lost feeling in his face and hand. We need answers on whether officials at the detention center were notified of his health issues and whether he died because of medical neglect.

"But we cannot allow any more death. It is time to end Delaney Hall's operation for good."