3 ICE Detainees Die at 1,000-Bed Delaney Hall as Medical Care Faces Scrutiny
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Updated · The New York Times · Aug 13
3 ICE Detainees Die at 1,000-Bed Delaney Hall as Medical Care Faces Scrutiny
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Aug 13
Summary
Three ICE detainees died at New Jersey's Delaney Hall in less than eight months, including a 41-year-old Haitian man in December, a Guatemalan man after an apparent seizure, and a 41-year-old Salvadoran man this month.
Federal officials said two men suffered medical emergencies before dying, and the latest death's cause remains unknown, intensifying questions about care at the privately run detention center.
Immigration lawyers said detainees at the 1,000-bed facility routinely struggle to get daily medications and treatment for chronic illnesses such as cancer, while some arrest-related injuries go untreated.
Dozens of detainees have complained of medical neglect over the past year, and local officials and immigrants described health care at Delaney Hall and other detention centers as haphazard.