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Family Plans Suit After ICE Homicide Ruling Over Hypothermia Death

6/16/2026

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The homicide ruling prompted the family to consider suing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Allegheny County medical examiner ruled Haitian asylum seeker Daphy Michel died of hypothermia and called it a homicide.
ICE released Michel on February 27 with an ankle monitor, a charged phone and her belongings.
Attorney Joseph Patrick Murphy said Michel’s mental health issues and language barrier kept her in the shelter where she froze to death.

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The homicide ruling prompted the family to consider suing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Allegheny County medical examiner ruled Haitian asylum seeker Daphy Michel died of hypothermia and called it a homicide.
ICE released Michel on February 27 with an ankle monitor, a charged phone and her belongings.
Attorney Joseph Patrick Murphy said Michel’s mental health issues and language barrier kept her in the shelter where she froze to death.