Washington, Aug. 4 -- Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro issued the following press release:
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...