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Cómo un migrante dominicano en Nueva York se convirtió en blanco del ICE
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. El joven de República Dominicana se coló en Estados Unidos por la frontera sur hace unos cuatro años, según dijeron sus conocidos, eludiendo a las autoridades migratorias estadounidenses. Tenía unos veinticinco años y se dirigía a Nueva York, pero sus intentos por pasar desapercibido —y por encontrar su lugar en un nuevo país— se complicaron rápidamente.
How a Dominican Migrant in New York Became an ICE Target
The young man from the Dominican Republic slipped into the United States through the southern border about four years ago, acquaintances said, evading U.S. immigration authorities. He was in his mid-20s and headed to New York, but his attempts to fly under the radar — and to find his footing in a new country — quickly spiraled. He got a job at a carwash, and then selling carpets, but couldn’t hold down either job.
Migrant involved with Delaney Hall protests is freed from detention
A Peruvian immigrant who was a key member of a protest movement inside a troubled migrant detention center in Newark, New Jersey, has been freed after eight months in custody. Martin Soto, who is undocumented, was arrested by immigration officials in February and held at Delaney Hall. He was transferred in May to another detention center in Elizabeth, New Jersey, at the onset of protests outside Delaney that turned violent at times.
Migrant Involved With Delaney Hall Protests Is Freed From Detention
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. Migrant Involved With Delaney Hall Protests Is Freed From Detention The center in New Jersey became a flashpoint in the federal government’s effort to deport immigrants. Martin Soto had spent eight months in custody. Martin Soto was arrested by immigration officials in February.Credit...Madison Swart for The New York Times Oct.
Migrantes trans en centros de detención del ICE están perdiendo sus derechos y atención médica
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. Migrantes trans en centros de detención del ICE están perdiendo sus derechos y atención médica En ocasiones, las autoridades de EE. UU. han eliminado el acceso a tratamientos relacionados con el género y han suprimido medidas destinadas a proteger a las personas trans detenidas del acoso.
Trans migrants in ICE detention are losing their rights and medical care
Camila Toro de Paula, a 25-year-old transgender woman from Venezuela, has spent the past 11 months in a federal immigration detention center for men, where she said she has been assaulted, threatened, and deprived of medical care. Toro de Paula, who entered the United States seeking asylum, has lingered in solitary confinement without ready access to water for up to 24 hours a day, her lawyer said.
Camila Toro de Paula, a 25-year-old transgender woman from Venezuela, has spent the past 11 months in a federal immigration detention center for men, where she said she has been assaulted, threatened and deprived of medical care. Toro de Paula, who entered the United States seeking asylum, has lingered in solitary confinement without ready access to water for up to 24 hours a day, her lawyer said.
Trans Migrants in ICE Detention Are Losing Their Rights and Medical Care
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. Trans Migrants in ICE Detention Are Losing Their Rights and Medical Care U.S. officials have sometimes eliminated access to gender-related treatment and dissolved measures meant to shield transgender detainees from harassment.
Trans Migrants in ICE Detention Are Losing Their Rights and Medical Care
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. Trans Migrants in ICE Detention Are Losing Their Rights and Medical Care U.S. officials have sometimes eliminated access to gender-related treatment and dissolved measures meant to shield transgender detainees from harassment.
Deaths of 3 ICE Detainees Prompt Questions About Medical Care
The first death came in December. A 41-year-old immigrant from Haiti died after suffering a medical emergency within hours of arriving at Delaney Hall, a troubled, privately run immigration detention center in New Jersey. Months later, a Delaney detainee from Guatemala had what appeared to be a seizure and died after being transported to a hospital, federal officials said on Wednesday. And this month, a man from El Salvador, 41, suffered a medical emergency; the cause of his death remains unknown.
Deaths of 3 ICE Detainees Prompt Questions About Medical Care
The first death came in December. A 41-year-old immigrant from Haiti died after suffering a medical emergency within hours of arriving at Delaney Hall, a troubled, privately run immigration detention center in New Jersey. Months later, a Delaney detainee from Guatemala had what appeared to be a seizure and died after being transported to a hospital, federal officials said on Wednesday. And this month, a man from El Salvador, 41, suffered a medical emergency; the cause of his death remains unknown.
Deaths of 3 ICE Detainees Prompt Questions About Medical Care
Deaths of 3 ICE Detainees Prompt Questions About Medical Care Immigrants at Delaney Hall in Newark have complained about health services. Federal officials defended the treatment provided there and elsewhere. The treatment of detainees at the Delaney Hall center in Newark has come under scrutiny. Credit...Todd Heisler/The New York Times Aug. 13, 2026, 7:31 p.m. ET The first death came in December.
A Third Immigrant Detained at Delaney Hall Dies After Medical Emergency
A Guatemalan immigrant who had been taken to a troubled detention center in Newark, New Jersey, last month experienced a medical emergency and died after having been transferred to a hospital, federal officials said Wednesday. The man, Jose Chajon-Raxon, is the third immigrant to have died after being detained at the center, known as Delaney Hall, which reopened in May 2025 as part of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.
A Third Immigrant Detained at Delaney Hall Dies After Medical Emergency
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. A Third Immigrant Detained at Delaney Hall Dies After Medical Emergency A Guatemalan migrant was transferred to a hospital when he experienced what appeared to be a seizure, federal officials said. Three immigrants who had been taken to the Delaney Hall detention center in Newark have died.Credit...Madison Swart for The New York Times Aug.
New Jersey Opens Civil Rights Investigation Into Delaney Hall
The New Jersey attorney general has opened a civil rights investigation into a 1,000-bed migrant detention center in Newark, ramping up the state’s fight against the Trump administration. The attorney general, Jennifer Davenport, said on Friday that her office had issued subpoenas and would investigate whether employees at the center violated the civil rights of detainees. The detainee, Edwin Lopez-Cornejo, was 41 and from El Salvador.
New Jersey Opens Civil Rights Investigation Into Delaney Hall
The New Jersey attorney general has opened a civil rights investigation into a 1,000-bed migrant detention center in Newark, ramping up the state's fight against the Trump administration. Attorney General Jennifer Davenport said on Friday that her office had issued subpoenas and would investigate whether employees at the center violated the civil rights of detainees.
Death Renews Scrutiny of Delaney Hall. Here's What to Know.
The death of a Salvadoran man who had been incarcerated at the Delaney Hall detention center in Newark, New Jersey, has renewed scrutiny of the living conditions inside the federal government's migrant holding cells. Edwin Lopez-Cornejo, 41, was taken from Delaney Hall to University Hospital in Newark, where he was pronounced dead on Saturday. Government officials have not said how he died, and his family members have demanded answers about the circumstances that led to his death.
Death Renews Scrutiny of Delaney Hall. Here’s What to Know.
The death of a Salvadoran man who had been incarcerated at the Delaney Hall detention center in Newark has renewed scrutiny of the living conditions inside the federal government’s migrant holding cells. Edwin Lopez-Cornejo, 41, was taken from Delaney Hall to University Hospital in Newark, where he was pronounced dead on Saturday. Government officials have not said how he died, and his family members have demanded answers about the circumstances that led to his death.
Family Demands Answers About Death of Immigrant Held at Detention Center
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. Relatives of a Salvadoran immigrant who died after being held at a troubled detention center in Newark gathered outside a church on Tuesday pleading for answers about the circumstances that led to the man’s death.
Family Demands Answers About Death of Immigrant Held at Detention Center
Relatives of a Salvadoran immigrant who died after being held at a troubled detention center in Newark, New Jersey, gathered outside a church Tuesday pleading for answers about the circumstances that led to the man's death. Edwin Lopez-Cornejo, 41, was taken from the Delaney Hall detention center to University Hospital in Newark, where he was pronounced dead Saturday. His family members appeared before news cameras Tuesday to demand that state officials investigate his death.
Immigrant Held at Delaney Detention Center Has Died, Officials Say
A Salvadoran immigrant who was being held at a troubled federal detention center in Newark, New Jersey, died during the weekend, according to the city’s mayor and Sen. Andy Kim. Federal officials confirmed the death of the man, who was being held at the detention center, Delaney Hall, to Kim’s office, according to the senator’s spokesperson. Newark Mayor Ras Baraka identified the detainee as Edwin Jovanny Lopez Cornejo.
Immigrant Held at Delaney Detention Center Has Died, Officials Say Original
A Salvadoran immigrant who was being held at a troubled federal detention center in Newark died during the weekend, federal officials confirmed Monday evening. The man, identified by immigration officials as Edwin Lopez-Cornejo, was being held at the Delaney Hall detention center in Newark, which has faced scrutiny and protests over the treatment of detainees.
Members of Congress Intensify Criticism of Immigration Detention Center
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. Members of Congress Intensify Criticism of Immigration Detention Center Lawmakers are continuing to urge action at Delaney Hall in Newark, where the conditions have been decried by detainees and demonstrators.
Members of Congress Intensify Criticism of Immigration Detention Center
Members of Congress are denouncing conditions at an immigration detention center in New Jersey that has been a flashpoint in President Donald Trump's expanding deportation campaign, calling for an overhaul of the facility. Criticism over conditions at the detention center, Delaney Hall, grew louder after The New York Times published an article last week that provided some of the first documented evidence of deficiencies in its medical care and kitchens.
Contaminated Food, Unwashed Hands: Inside an ICE Detention Facility
Inside the kitchen of an immigration detention center, potato salad sat at 81 degrees, twice the temperature considered safe. Surfaces that were used to prepare food were left unsanitized. Workers touched open garbage containers as they made meals. Migrants at the Delaney Hall facility in Newark have complained for months about unsafe meals, dirty living quarters and bad medical care. Because federal officials have restricted access to the detention center, their claims have been hard to verify.
Contaminated Food, Unwashed Hands: Inside an ICE Detention Facility
Inside the kitchen of an immigration detention center, potato salad sat at 81 degrees, roughly 40 degrees warmer than is considered safe. Surfaces that were used to prepare food were left unsanitized. Workers touched open garbage containers as they made meals. Migrants at the Delaney Hall facility in Newark, New Jersey, have complained for months about unsafe meals, dirty living quarters and bad medical care.
On the Streets of New York’s Little Haiti, Panic After Court Ruling
NEW YORK — The Little Haiti neighborhood in Brooklyn teemed with excitement. People poured into bars, apartments and barber shops to watch Haiti’s men’s national soccer team play in the World Cup. Despite a loss to Morocco on Wednesday night, the appearance in the tournament felt like a victory. After a 52-year hiatus, Haiti — which had been beset by violence and political turmoil for most of those five decades — had made it to the global stage.
N.Y.C. City Council Employee Freed After 5 Months in ICE Detention
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. N.Y.C. City Council Employee Freed After 5 Months in ICE Detention Rafael Andres Rubio Bohorquez is back in New York City and working at City Hall after his release. Immigration officials have appealed his asylum.
NYC City Council Employee Freed After 5 Months in ICE Detention
NEW YORK -- A Venezuelan employee of the New York City Council whose detention by federal immigration officials drew outrage from city leaders has been freed after five months in custody. His fate, however, remained in limbo as the federal government made a last-minute effort to challenge his ability to live in the United States.
On the Streets of New York’s Little Haiti, Panic After Court Ruling Original
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. On the Streets of New York’s Little Haiti, Panic After Court Ruling Residents in the Caribbean enclave in Brooklyn worried about returning to a crime-ravaged country after President Trump was allowed a path to deport them. Brooklyn is home to about 65,000 people of Haitian descent.
On the Streets of New York's Little Haiti, Panic After Court Ruling
NEW YORK -- The Little Haiti neighborhood in Brooklyn teemed with excitement. People poured into bars, apartments and barber shops to watch Haiti's men's national soccer team play in the World Cup. Despite a loss to Morocco on Wednesday night, the appearance in the tournament felt like a victory. After a 52-year hiatus, Haiti -- which had been beset by violence and political turmoil for most of those five decades -- had made it to the global stage.
Protester Is Struck by Driver Outside Immigration Detention Center Original
Protester Is Struck by Driver Outside Immigration Detention Center The Delaney Hall facility in New Jersey has been the site of daily protests for nearly a month. Police officials in Newark are continuing to investigate the incident. A demonstrator outside the Delaney Hall immigration detention center in Newark was protesting on Sunday before a driver struck her. Other people are in the background.
Protester Is Struck by Driver Outside Immigration Detention Center
A demonstrator was hit on Sunday by a driver who was entering the parking lot of an immigration detention center in Newark, New Jersey, that has been the site of daily protests for nearly a month. Video footage obtained by The New York Times shows the woman demonstrating on a driveway leading to the front gates of the Delaney Hall immigration facility shortly before the incident. She is twirling an upside-down American flag affixed to a pole.
ICE Agent Hit by Car While Trying to Make an Arrest, Officials Say
ICE Agent Hit by Car While Trying to Make an Arrest, Officials Say The agent, who was injured during the incident near the Jersey Shore, opened fire. The person who was being targeted by immigration authorities fled. June 15, 2026Updated 12:51 p.m. ET A federal immigration agent was struck on Monday in New Jersey by a vehicle that was driven by a person he was trying to arrest, the police said.
ICE Agent Hit by Car While Trying to Make an Arrest, Officials Say
A federal immigration agent was struck by a vehicle on Monday after he tried to apprehend the driver, a Peruvian immigrant, during a traffic stop in New Jersey, the Department of Homeland Security said in a statement. The driver ran into the agent as he fled at about 9:30 a.m. in Manahawkin, a community along the Jersey Shore, the Homeland Security Department and the Stafford Township Police Department said in separate statements. The officer then fired his weapon and hit the vehicle, police said.
ICE Agent Hit by Car While Trying to Make an Arrest, Officials Say
A federal immigration agent was struck on Monday in New Jersey by a vehicle that was driven by a person he was trying to arrest, police said. The driver ran into the agent at about 9:30 a.m. in Manahawkin, a town along the Jersey Shore, the Stafford Township Police Department said in a statement. The officer then fired his weapon and hit the vehicle, the statement said. Police officials said the federal agent was hurt, though the extent of his injuries was unclear.
Gov. Mikie Sherrill says ICE detention center visit was strictly limited
Gov. Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey on Monday was allowed to visit Delaney Hall, a detention center in Newark that has drawn protests for two weeks after immigrants inside complained about inhumane living conditions. Sherrill described the visit as closely controlled and limited, and she said she was not permitted to meet with or speak directly with detainees. “That is unacceptable,” Sherrill said in a prepared statement.
Governor's Visit to ICE Detention Facility Is Strictly Limited, She Says
Gov. Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey on Monday was allowed to visit Delaney Hall, a detention center in Newark that has drawn protests for two weeks after immigrants inside complained about inhumane living conditions. Sherrill described the visit as closely controlled and limited, and she said she was not permitted to meet with or speak directly with detainees. "That is unacceptable," Sherrill said in a prepared statement.
Governor’s Visit to ICE Detention Facility Is Strictly Limited, She Says Original
Governor’s Visit to ICE Detention Facility Is Strictly Limited, She Says Gov. Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey said she was not allowed to speak with immigrants at the Delaney Hall detention center. Gov. Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey had been trying for weeks to tour Delaney Hall, an immigration detention center in Newark.Credit...Dakota Santiago for The New York Times June 8, 2026, 7:02 p.m. ET Gov.
ICE agents to leave site of volatile protests at New Jersey detention center
Hours after federal agents agreed to withdraw from the parking lot of an immigration detention center in New Jersey to allow oversight from local law enforcement, state troopers scuffled late Friday with protesters who have been gathering there since the Memorial Day weekend. Sgt.
Fights, chemical spray and arrests: The scene outside a detention center
By ANA LEY and MARK BONAMO NYTimes News Service Violent clashes between demonstrators and federal agents erupted early Friday outside an immigration detention center in Newark, New Jersey, after nearly a week of protests over living conditions at the facility. Just past midnight, about 50 activists convened in front of about 30 federal agents. A group of officers charged into the crowd, and several protesters were pushed to the ground as officers sprayed a chemical irritant.
ICE Agents to Leave Site of Volatile Protests at Detention Center Original
ICE Agents to Leave Site of Volatile Protests at Detention Center Clashes between protesters and armed federal agents have erupted at the parking lot of Delaney Hall in Newark since the Memorial Day weekend.
Protesters Arrested at New Jersey Immigration Detention Center as Tensions Rise
A group of demonstrators was arrested late Wednesday outside an immigration detention center in Newark, New Jersey, after nearly a week of protests over living conditions at the facility that have been described as filthy and inhumane. The day after the arrests, relatives of detainees at Delaney Hall and advocates for immigrants said that incarcerated migrants were being beaten and subjected to pepper spray following a hunger strike by some inmates.
Protesters Arrested at Immigration Detention Center as Tensions Rise Original
Protesters Arrested at Immigration Detention Center as Tensions Rise For nearly a week, relatives of migrants at Delaney Hall have said that some detainees have been on a hunger strike at the New Jersey facility.
Fights, Chemical Spray and Arrests: the Scene Outside a Detention Center
Violent clashes between demonstrators and federal agents erupted early Friday outside an immigration detention center in Newark, New Jersey, after nearly a week of protests over living conditions at the facility. Just past midnight, about 50 activists convened in front of about 30 federal agents. A group of officers charged into the crowd, and several protesters were pushed to the ground as officers sprayed a chemical irritant.
The battle over Trump’s immigration crackdown comes to a New Jersey parking lot
Atop an empty patch of pavement in Newark, New Jersey, dozens of demonstrators arrived at dawn Tuesday hoisting cardboard protest signs. In front of them, an armored vehicle rolled up to a cordon of federal agents who carried rifles and metal batons, their bodies concealed beneath the rising sun in helmets, flak vests and balaclavas.
The Battle Over Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Comes to a Parking Lot Original
The Battle Over Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Comes to a Parking Lot For five days, activists have gathered outside a detention center in New Jersey to denounce conditions inside. Federal officials have rejected those concerns.
The Battle Over Trump's Immigration Crackdown Comes to a Parking Lot
Atop an empty patch of pavement in Newark, New Jersey, dozens of demonstrators arrived at dawn Tuesday hoisting cardboard protest signs. In front of them, an armored vehicle rolled up to a cordon of federal agents who carried rifles and metal batons, their bodies concealed beneath the rising sun in helmets, flak vests and balaclavas.
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