Dorchester resident Emmanuel Damas died while in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody on March 2. His family alleges that an untreated toothache spiraled into a series of more serious conditions. More than 100 people joined Damas’s family at City Hall Plaza on Wednesday to mourn and demand justice for the medical neglect that ended his life.
“Shame on a system that kills someone and ignores for weeks their complaints about a toothache. Shame on this system that we have right now,” said Councilor Ruthzee Louijeune.
The councilor said that Boston will not stand for ICE disappearing the residents, neighbors, and family members who call this beloved city home. “We are a city that says that we do not cooperate with ICE. We need to make sure that none of our systems are helping them do their job.” Louijenune said. “No one in this country should be the subject of medical neglect due to racism and xenophobia.”…