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Massachusetts Lawmakers Demand Investigation into Asylum Seeker's Death in ICE Custody

3/7/2026

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Massachusetts lawmakers call for an investigation into Emmanuel Damas's death in ICE custody on March 2.
Damas, a 56-year-old Haitian asylum seeker, was detained since September 2025 and hospitalized for pneumonia.
Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) criticized ICE for handling his health, calling the death highly preventable.
Damas is reportedly the 10th person to die in ICE custody this year.

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Massachusetts lawmakers call for an investigation into Emmanuel Damas's death in ICE custody on March 2.
Damas, a 56-year-old Haitian asylum seeker, was detained since September 2025 and hospitalized for pneumonia.
Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) criticized ICE for handling his health, calling the death highly preventable.
Damas is reportedly the 10th person to die in ICE custody this year.