The Maricopa County Medical Examiner determined that a Haitian man’s death while in ICE custody was caused by a severe infection related to dental issues. That comes after the man’s family accused immigration agents of failing to provide proper treatment for a toothache.
Emmanuel Damas, a 56-year-old asylum seeker, died in a Scottsdale hospital on March 2, according to a timeline provided by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The agency claimed Damas complained of shortness of breath on Feb. 19 and was transferred to a hospital near the Florence detention center where he was being held. He was then transferred to John C. Lincoln Medical Center in Phoenix before being moved to Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center…