Jean Wilson Brutus, a 41-year-old Haitian national in ICE custody, suffered a medical emergency and died just one day after he arrived at Delaney Hall in Newark, New Jersey, according to federal officials.
Brutus is believed to be the first detainee to die at Delaney Hall since the troubled, privately run detention center opened in May. It’s since been met with scrutiny and outrage as conditions inside — including insufficient meals, lack of drinking water and freezing temperatures — remain hazardous, critics claims.
Brutus suddenly fell ill shortly after arriving at the facility on Dec. 11, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said in a statement on Friday. Emergency services were called and he was rushed to University Hospital in Newark, where he died from “suspected natural causes” the following day…