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Mass. Lawmakers, Family Demand Accountability After Haitian Man Dies in ICE Custody
At least nine people have died in ICE custody this year as lawmakers demand a full investigation into medical care failures in detainee facilities.
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Haitian man who died in ICE custody lived in Mass.
A Haitian man living in Massachusetts and seeking asylum died while in federal custody after being detained in September by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. Emmanuel Damas, 56, died on Monday after a toothache went untreated, his brother, Presly Nelson, told The Associated Press. Federal lawmakers from Massachusetts confirmed Damas lived in the state and called on ICE to be held accountable.
Haitian man who had been living in Mass. dies in ICE custody after untreated toothache
U.S. Sens. Ed Markey and Elizabeth Warren as well as U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley sent a letter on Thursday to the Trump administration demanding "a full investigation" into the man's death.
A family is in mourning after their loved one died on Monday in the custody of the Immigration and Customs Control Service (ICE). Emmanuel Cleeford Damas, a Haitian immigrant, was arrested in September and, weeks after complaining of a toothache in February, died. ICE claims that they carried out maneuvers to save his life, but his family doubts him. Family members claim that his world collapsed. His mother said he saw him die: intubated, unresp…
Massachusetts Delegates Demand Investigation into Death of Emmanuel Damas in ICE Custody
Washington (March 5, 2026) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), along with Rep. Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), demanded a full investigation from DHS and Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons into the death of Emmanuel Damas, a 56-year-old Haitian asylum-seeker and Massachusetts
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