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Haitian man dies in US immigration custody with untreated toothache, brother says
Emmanuel Damas died from sepsis after an untreated tooth infection in ICE custody; he is one of at least nine detainees who have died this year, family says.
- A Haitian man, Emmanuel Damas, died in US immigration custody after his toothache went untreated for months, according to his brother Presly Nelson.
- Damas was held at the Florence Correctional Center in Arizona, where Nelson says staff did not take his brother's complaints seriously, despite it being a treatable condition.
- Nelson expressed disbelief at the lack of medical care in the US, saying "as a medical person, I am absolutely appalled that there were medical-licensed people that were working there and allowed those things to happen.
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Haitian man reportedly dies in ICE custody in Florence after toothache
FLORENCE — A man reportedly died Monday due to complications following a toothache, prompting Democratic lawmakers and immigration officials in Arizona to re-raise alarms about access to basic medical care in immigration detention facilities.
Arizona Councilwoman Slams ICE After Haitian Detainee Dies in Custody: 'Nobody Should Die From a Toothache'
A Haitian asylum seeker held in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody for several months died after complications from an infected tooth, prompting calls for an investigation from Arizona officials and renewed scrutiny of medical care in immigration detention facilities.
Dad in ICE custody ‘dies from tooth infection left untreated for weeks’
Emmanuel Damas sought asylum in the United States after fleeing Haiti, where he worked as a handyman. Two years later, he died in federal custody while hospitalised for an infected tooth, according to Arizona officials.
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