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DHS said it was not notified of his death and did not disclose it, citing a recent policy change that ended 30-day death reporting for released detainees.","category":"Politics","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-08-13T13:25:25.851Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-08-13T12:19:35.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-13T13:25:25.851Z","readTime":"4 min read","scores":{"trust":70,"critic":65,"hype":15,"notes":{"trust":"Two full reports with named sources and documents, corroborated by 12 digests.","critic":"Quotes from affected party and official statement included.","hype":"Headline matches body; no exaggerated language."}},"tags":["#ImmigrationPolicy","#IceDetention","#DelaneyHall","#DhsTransparency","#GuatemalaMigration"],"entities":["Jose Chajon-Raxon","Delaney Hall","Department of Homeland Security","US Immigration and Customs Enforcement","Rob Menendez","Geo Group"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Jose Chajon-Raxon, a Guatemalan man, had a seizure on 19 July 2026 at Delaney Hall, a privately run ICE detention centre in Newark, New Jersey.","DHS stated Chajon-Raxon was taken to a hospital and released from ICE custody on 22 July. The department said it was not notified of his death and did not disclose it.","A policy change earlier in 2026 rescinded a 2021 requirement to report deaths within 30 days of release from ICE custody. DHS called the change 'common sense'.","No right-rated outlet carried the story, according to the reports below."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Jose Chajon-Raxon, a Guatemalan man, had a seizure on 19 July 2026 at Delaney Hall, a privately run immigration detention centre in Newark, New Jersey. The Department of Homeland Security said in a statement that Chajon-Raxon was processed into the facility the day before. DHS stated he was taken to a hospital and released from ICE custody on 22 July."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"DHS did not disclose Chajon-Raxon’s death. The department said it was not notified that he died after being sent to the hospital. A policy change announced earlier in 2026 ended a 2021 requirement to report deaths within 30 days of release from ICE custody. DHS called the change 'common sense' in its statement."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"US Representative Rob Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat, said the policy change creates a 'loophole' allowing ICE to avoid accountability. Menendez disclosed Chajon-Raxon’s death last week, after the death of another detainee at Delaney Hall in early August. Menendez said ICE granted that detainee a 'discretionary release' after they lost consciousness in hospital."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"No right-rated outlet ran the story, according to the reports below. 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