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{{Infobox incident
| title              = Emmanuel Clifford Damas
| date               = 2026-03-02
| city               =
| county             =
| state              = Arizona
| country            = United States
| location_detail    = Florence Correctional Center, Florence, AZ
| facility           =
| agencies           = ICE
| operation_type     = Death in immigration detention / custody
| status             = Family disputes the adequacy of care.
| people_affected    = 1
| injuries           =
| deaths             = 1 — medical neglect (tooth infection, per family)
| agents_involved    = 
| vehicles_involved  =
| verification       = source confidence: medium
| key_sources        =
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_deaths_in_ICE_detention Wikipedia]
* [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/27/us-witnessed-many-ice-related-deaths-in-2026-here-are-their-stories Al Jazeera]
}}

'''Emmanuel Clifford Damas''' (56, Haiti) died on 2026-03-02 while in the custody of ICE, in Florence Correctional Center, Florence, AZ. His brother said Damas was "not allowed to see a dentist.".

== Official account ==
ICE-reported death.

== What is documented ==
* '''Person:''' Emmanuel Clifford Damas, age 56; Haiti.
* '''Location:''' Florence Correctional Center, Florence, AZ.
* '''Agency:''' ICE.
* '''Cause:''' medical neglect (tooth infection, per family).
* '''Circumstance:''' His brother said Damas was "not allowed to see a dentist.".

== Scrutiny of the official account ==
''Grounded in the sourced record below; this documents the dispute rather than asserting a conclusion.''

* '''Status / dispute:''' Family disputes the adequacy of care.

== Unanswered questions ==
# Will the responsible agency release its full records, footage, and the medical examiner's findings?
# Was the death preventable — and were required medical or welfare protocols followed?
# Will an independent body (not the agency itself) investigate?

== Help document this death ==
If you have information, photos, video, or documentation about this death:
* '''Submit a tip / report:''' [[ICE List:Submit incident|Submit an incident report]]
* '''Upload photos or video:''' [[Special:Upload|Upload media to the ICE List]]
* '''Identify an agent or vehicle:''' [[ICE List:Submit Agent|Submit agent information]]

== See also ==
* [[:Category:Deaths by immigration enforcement]]
* [[:Category:Deaths in immigration detention]]

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