Daphy Michel, a 31-year-old asylum seeker from Haiti, dies of hypothermia in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, days after she is released from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody. Multiple outlets report she arrived in the United States after crossing at the southern border in 2022 and that she is found March 2 at a bus shelter. According to reporting, security footage shows Michel sitting at a bus stop bench for days in cold temperatures. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office determines her cause of death is hypothermia and rules the manner of death a homicide, indicating the death is caused by the actions of another individual. The outlets also report that an attorney representing Michel’s family says the family expects to sue ICE in connection with her death. A spokesperson for ICE, as cited by one outlet, denies any involvement, saying the agency has “NOTHING to do with this woman’s death.” The reports describe the case as raising questions about what happens to detainees after release, while the medical examiner’s ruling and the family’s anticipated legal action are the central developments.
Pennsylvania medical examiner rules death of Haitian asylum seeker Daphy Michel a homicide
Daphy Michel, a 31-year-old asylum seeker from Haiti, dies of hypothermia in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, days after she is released from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody. Multiple...
- Daphy Michel, 31, is a Haitian national seeking asylum in the United States.
- Michel is found dead of hypothermia at a Pittsburgh bus shelter on March 2 after being released from ICE custody days earlier.
- The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office rules the death a homicide and cites hypothermia as the cause.
- Security footage described in reporting shows Michel sitting at a bus stop bench in cold weather for several days.
- Her family’s attorney says the family expects to sue ICE; an ICE spokesperson denies the agency had anything to do with her death.
Security footage shows Daphy Michel, a 31-year-old asylum seeker from Haiti, sitting on a bus stop bench for days in cold temperatures.
2 months agoA medical examiner in Pennsylvania ruled Friday that the death of a Haitian woman released from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody was homicide. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled the death of 31-year-old Daphy Michel on March 2 as caused by hypothermia, with homicide as the manner of death. Michel died at 12:14...
2 months agoDaphy Michel, a 31-year-old Haitian asylum seeker, was found dead of hypothermia at a Pittsburgh bus stop March 2, three days after being released from ICE custody 30 miles from her home. This week, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office ruled her death a homicide. “Ms. Michel was a vulnerable adult, suffering from untreated severe […]
2 months agoDaphy Michel, a vulnerable asylum seeker from Haiti, died at Pittsburgh bus shelter days after leaving federal custodyA medical examiner has ruled the death of a Haitian asylum seeker in Pennsylvania after being released from federal custody a homicide.Meanwhile, an attorney representing her family said he expects her relatives to sue Immigration and Customs Enforcement in connection with her death, though a spokesperson maintained in an email that the agency had “NOTHING to do with this woman’s death”. Continue reading...
2 months agoDaphy Michel, 31, was a native of Haiti who was seeking asylum in the U.S. after arriving at the southern border in 2022.
2 months agoBISMARCK, North Dakota — A medical examiner has ruled the death of a Haitian asylum seeker after being released from federal custody a homicide. An attorney representing her family said he expects her relatives to sue Immigration and Customs Enforcement in connection with her death. Daphy Michel, 31, died March 2. She was found at a bus shelter in Pittsburgh. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office found her cause of death to be hypothermia and ruled the manner a homicide, “indicating the death was caused by the actions of another individual” and should not be interpreted as a declaration of […]...Keep on reading: Hypothermia death of woman after ICE release ruled homicide
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