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https://www.npr.org/2025/05/01/nx-s1-5383108/haitian-woman-death-ice-detention

Lawmakers demand answers after a Haitian woman dies at an ICE detention center

A woman from Haiti died after spending over two months in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody, the agency announced on Tuesday.

Marie Ange Blaise, 44, was pronounced dead on Friday night at the Broward Transitional Center in Pompano Beach, Fla. ICE says her cause of death is under investigation.

Speaking on the House floor Wednesday, Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla., suggested that Blaise had not been provided adequate medical care.

"Marie had been complaining about chest pain for hours," said Cherfilus-McCormick, who is the only Haitian-American in Congress. "They gave her some pills and told her to go lie down. Unfortunately, Marie never woke up."

NPR has reached out to ICE for more information. In its Tuesday notice, the agency said that "at no time during detention" is a detainee "denied emergent care."

"All people in ICE custody receive medical, dental and mental health screening and 24-hour emergency care at each detention facility," it said.

Congress requires ICE to make public all reports about in-custody deaths within 90 days. In the meantime, Cherfilus-McCormick plans to visit the Pompano Beach facility and is calling for a "full, independent investigation" into Blaise's death.

"Her loved ones deserve answers," she said. "They deserve accountability like so many immigrant families who have their loved ones missing and who are hurt."

Another South Florida Democrat, Rep. Frederica Wilson, said in a tweet that she was "heartbroken and furious" to learn of Blaise's death. She called on members of Congress to visit ICE facilities for themselves to increase oversight of the Trump administration's immigration policies.

"How many more stories do we have to hear of immigrants being mistreated at these black hole detention centers?" she wrote. "When are we going to get answers?"

What answers are they looking for, exactly?

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On paper, they do. All the funds funneled into someone's pockets though

HylianFox posted...

In its Tuesday notice, the agency said that "at no time during detention" is a detainee "denied emergent care."

"All people in ICE custody receive medical, dental and mental health screening and 24-hour emergency care at each detention facility," it said.

I simply don't believe them

"All people in ICE custody receive medical, dental and mental health screening and 24-hour emergency care at each detention facility," it said.

Sounds unlikely.

Accolon posted...

What answers are they looking for, exactly?

Like why did they think pain killers was the best solution to chest pain? Was it neglect? Incompetence? Lack of empathy? All of the above?

NoxObscuras posted...

Like why did they think pain killers was the best solution to chest pain? Was it neglect? Incompetence? Lack of empathy? All of the above?

They probably didnt even do that, and are telling everyone they "tried"

Feature not a bug, etc. etc. etc.

This shit really does need to end up with crimes against humanity trials vs. Trump and his senior cronies.