Jean Wilson Brutus’ death marks the first of a Delaney Hall detainee since the migrant jail opened in Newark earlier this year. (Photo by Anne-Marie Caruso/New Jersey Monitor)
A 41-year-old man who had been detained at a migrant jail in Newark died one day after he was arrested by federal authorities, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Jean Wilson Brutus entered ICE custody on Dec. 11, and while at Delaney Hall in Newark, he experienced a “medical emergency,” ICE said in a statement. Emergency services were called, and Brutus was transported to University Hospital in Newark, where he was pronounced dead Dec. 12, according to the agency…