Haitian Emmanuel Damas died in US immigration custody after four months of detention at the Florence Correctional Center in Arizona. According to his brother, the 56-year-old died in hospital on Monday due to an untreated tooth infection. The brother said Emmanuel informed the medical staff about the toothache. One local official confirmed that the man did not receive timely medical attention for the infected tooth. This is at least the 10th death of a detainee in ICE custody this year. The article was published on March 4, 2026.