ICE detainee in Arizona dies after not receiving ‘timely medical attention’

Emmanuel Damas, a Haitian asylum seeker, was being held at the Florence correctional center before he died Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox A man being held at a US immigration detention facility in Arizona died this week after reporting severe tooth pain and not receiving “timely medical attention”, according to a local official. Emmanuel Damas, a Haitian asylum seeker, was being held at the Florence correctional center in Arizona when he began ...

By Coral Murphy Marcos