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applegrove

(132,399 posts) Wed Mar 4, 2026, 04:58 PM Mar 4

He died from complications from a tooth infection, according to ICE. A tooth infection. He's death number nine. [View all]

Emmanuel Damas, 56, died in ICE custody on Monday. Damas came to the US from Haiti seeking asylum. After six months in ICE custodyâ€”the last four at CoreCivic's Florence Correctional Centerâ€”he died from complications from a tooth infection, according to ICE. A tooth infection. He's death number nine.
— Scott Horton (@robertscotthorton.bsky.social) 2026-03-04T17:33:15.296Z

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He died from complications from a tooth infection, according to ICE. A tooth infection. He's death number nine. [View all] applegrove Mar 4 OP

They left him some teeth? lame54 Mar 4 #1

A tooth infection could indeed kill you, if you're denied all medical treatment. Girard442 Mar 4 #2

Indeed it can TexasBushwhacker Mar 4 #5

Exactly mvd Mar 4 #14

Sadly, it is the ADA that opposes making dentistry a part of general health insurance. eggplant Mar 4 #15

That's bizarre. One would think they'd want more TexasBushwhacker Mar 4 #20

I believe it is about money eggplant Mar 5 #21

I remember a regular DUer from years ago PatSeg Mar 4 #6

This needs to be investigated. n/t whathehell Mar 4 #10

My husband almost died from a tooth infection vankuria Mar 4 #18

This is terrible OhioBlue Mar 4 #3

Horrendous BlueWaveNeverEnd Mar 4 #4

As many of you know, I'm a dentist and PCIntern Mar 4 #7

Having suffered... 2naSalit Mar 4 #9

I had a major sinus infection in 1983 and 1984 that I ignored for 11 months before having sinus surgery. generalbetrayus Mar 4 #19

Probably from a tooth... 2naSalit Mar 4 #8

Death number 9... hurple Mar 4 #11

Fuck ICE! Initech Mar 4 #12

No because the rich right wingers wanted a non democracy applegrove Mar 4 #13

Reich Wingers. ColoringFool Mar 4 #16

It is clear that with what the Krasnov administration has done to ICE it GoodRaisin Mar 4 #17

KRASNOV's body count - military and domestic UTUSN Mar 5 #22

Another Murdered by ICE Kid Berwyn Mar 5 #23