Washington, March 9 -- Rep Yassamin Ansari issued the following press release:
Representatives Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03), Adelita S. Grijalva (AZ-07), and Greg Stanton (AZ-04) sent a letter to outgoing U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem demanding a full investigation into the death of Emmanuel Damas, a Haitian asylum seeker who died after reportedly being denied adequate medical care while in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody after complaining about a toothache to facility staff.
Mr. Damas had been detained for four months at the Florence Correctional Center in Arizona. According to reports, beginning on February 12, 2026, he told facility staff he was experiencing severe tooth pain and rep...