Haitian Asylum Seeker Emmanuel Damas Dies in ICE Custody After Untreated Tooth Infection

Family and advocates say the 56-year-old complained of severe tooth pain for weeks before the infection turned fatal, raising renewed questions about medical care and oversight inside ICE detention fa

Florence Correctional Center in Arizona, where Haitian asylum seeker Emmanuel Damas was held before his death.

Emmanuel Damas, a 56-year-old Haitian asylum seeker, died after an untreated dental infection reportedly turned septic while he was detained at the Florence Correctional Center in Arizona.

According to local officials and family members, Damas co…