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DeLauro Calls for Shutdown of Delaney Detention Center
August 04, 2026
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release:

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DeLauro Calls for Shutdown of Delaney Detention Center

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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.

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