Espaillat and Menendez Plan Wellness and Oversight Visit to Delaney Hall Detention Center
Members Deeply Concerned About the Treatment of Pastor Yeison Cortes Vazquez, Visit Comes Ahead of Court Hearing
Press Conference: 10AM at the Delaney Hall Detention Facility located at 451 Doremus Avenue, Newark, NJ 07105.
WASHINGTON, DC -- On Thursday, April 2, Congressman Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, and Congressman Rob Menendez (NJ-08) will visit the Delaney Hall Detention Facility in Newark, New Jersey, to conduct congressional oversight and assess the welfare and due process of Pastor Yeison Cortes Vazquez.
The visit comes as Pastor Cortes Vazquez remains in ICE custody despite having no criminal record and deep ties to his faith community. His bond hearing is scheduled for later in the day.
The Members will be joined by faith leaders, underscoring the moral urgency of the situation and concerns from national advocates regarding the detention of a minister during a sacred period.
WHO: Representative Adriano Espaillat, Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC)
Representative Rob Menendez (NJ-08)
Rev. Dr. Gabriel Salguero
Rev. Dan Mendez
Rev. Enid Almanza
Local & National Advocates
WHAT: Oversight & Wellness Visit/ Press Conference at Delaney Hall Detention
WHEN: Thursday, April 2nd at 10:00 a.m. EDT
WHERE: Delaney Hall Detention Facility
451 Doremus Avenue
Newark, NJ 07105
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Representative Espaillat is the first Dominican American to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives and his congressional district includes Harlem, East Harlem, West Harlem, Hamilton Heights, Washington Heights, Inwood, Marble Hill and the north-west Bronx. First elected to Congress in 2016, Representative Espaillat is serving his fifth term in Congress. Representative Espaillat currently serves as a member of the influential U.S. House Committee on Appropriations responsible for funding the federal government’s vital activities and serves as Ranking Member of the Legislative Branch Subcommittee of the committee during the 119th Congress. He is Chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC), and serves as a Senior Whip of the Democratic Caucus. To find out more about Rep. Espaillat, visit online at https://espaillat.house.gov/.
Media inquiries: Candace Person at Candace.Person@mail.house.gov