Haitian man dies in ICE custody after family says tooth infection went untreated
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A 56-year-old Haitian man died in ICE custody in Arizona. His family says an untreated tooth infection spread and killed him.
Scripps News is gathering details about the death of another immigrant in ICE custody — a 56-year-old Haitian man who died after suffering from a tooth infection. His family is blaming a lack of medical care.
Emmanuel Damas had been detained since September at a private, for-profit ICE facility in Florence, Arizona. His brother, Presly Nelson, told the Scripps News Group in Phoenix that Damas had been suffering for weeks from an infected tooth.
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Nelson said medical staff gave Damas ibuprofen rather than sending him to a dentist. Days later, Damas was rushed to the hospital, where his condition deteriorated. The family said the infection had spread, and he was placed on a ventilator before he ultimately died.
"The nurse said 'yeah, most likely he had a tooth infection and he did not get the proper attention,'" Nelson said. "That had spread to his neck then to his lungs and he went septic."
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