Death of woman released by #ICE on a winter day is now ruled a #homicide

The grainy security footage from the Pittsburgh transit authority shows Daphy Michel seated on a steel bench. She had been released hours earlier from ICE custody, & temperatures that night would dip to freezing. The 31-year-old #asylum seeker wore only a hooded sweatshirt to keep herself warm.

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2026/06/16/death-woman-released-by-ice-winter-day-is-now-ruled-homicide/

New today: A private airline hangar operating out of #Dallas' city-owned Love Field Airport marketed itself to World Cup attendees. But the same the airline is regularly used by #ICE for deportations and facility transfers.

Faith leaders and immigrant rights activists want answers. https://www.texasobserver.org/world-cup-dallas-deportation-flights/

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The finding comes as #ICE is eliminating its requirement to report deaths that occur within 30 days of people being released from its custody, & as the #Trump administration continues to detain large numbers of immigrants. Michel entered the country through the southern border in 2022 & was granted #humanitarian parole, said her family’s attorney, Joseph Patrick Murphy. She died before the first hearing in her #immigration case.

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The finding comes as #ICE is eliminating its requirement to report deaths that occur within 30 days of people being released from its custody, & as the #Trump administration continues to detain large numbers of immigrants. Michel entered the country through the southern border in 2022 & was granted #humanitarian parole, said her family’s attorney, Joseph Patrick Murphy. She died before the first hearing in her #immigration case.

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“The opinion of the forensic pathologist in this case is that Ms. Michel was a vulnerable adult, suffering from untreated severe #MentalHealth issues & a significant #LanguageBarrier when she was released from federal custody on February 27,” Jim Madalinsky, the county’s public information officer, said in a statement. “Based on all available information during the investigation, the pathologist ruled Ms. Michel’s death a #homicide.”

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By March 2, the Haitian woman was no longer sitting. The last image captured in the footage, according to the attorney, shows her lying on the ground. Emergency responders arrived at the scene & transferred Michel to a hospital, where she died that day.

It was at least the second death this year involving an individual who was released by federal #immigration authorities & died days later of complications related to hypothermia.

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Over the course of 3 days, Michel appears to have never left that bench, said her family’s attorney, who viewed the security footage & shared stills with WaPo. She had a history of untreated mental health issues & sat staring as people passed by, a plastic bag with her belongings, including a cellphone, placed beside her.

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Death of woman released by #ICE on a winter day is now ruled a #homicide

The grainy security footage from the Pittsburgh transit authority shows Daphy Michel seated on a steel bench. She had been released hours earlier from ICE custody, & temperatures that night would dip to freezing. The 31-year-old #asylum seeker wore only a hooded sweatshirt to keep herself warm.

#law #Trump #immigration #ExtrajudicialKillings
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2026/06/16/death-woman-released-by-ice-winter-day-is-now-ruled-homicide/

New from Emily Markwiese: “We’re saying to the city, we should not treat neighbors who happen to be migrants trying to make a better life here like hardened criminals. We should not shackle them together and put them on shadow flights.”
https://www.texasobserver.org/world-cup-dallas-deportation-flights/

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Calling #ClassOf2026: If you or someone you know graduated high school this year, ProPublica reporters want to hear from you. We need your help understanding how the government’s immigration policies impacted your experience.

How to get in touch 👇

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Earlier: "Driving isn’t just what I do. It’s how I provide for my children and contribute to my community.'

A CDL isn’t just another card in a wallet. It’s a livelihood. In March, a new federal rule unexpectedly cost Rina Flores her ability to drive school buses ... https://www.texasobserver.org/immigrant-drivers-dps-trump-workers-school-hospital/

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WTAF??

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#ICE removed detainee #protections after outreach from top #private contractor
In new federal standards released Monday, the agency appeared to make changes that could benefit #GeoGroup’s legal defense.

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https://wapo.st/4giIJjm

This month, #NewJersey sued #GeoGroup for refusing to allow #state #health inspectors full access to its #DelaneyHall facility, in #Newark, where the state says detainees have staged hunger strikes to protest being fed spoiled or rotten food & not being given access to basic #hygiene products. Geo’s lawyers have said in court filings that only #ICE can grant state inspectors access to the facility [wrong, #Congress can too].​

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As the #Trump admin has ramped up arrests of #immigrants, it has relied on #GeoGroup to help it significantly expand the nation’s capacity for holding #ICE detainees. Advocates for immigrants & some #state regulators say poor #oversight at many of these facilities has led to the mistreatment of migrants.

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Geo’s input in the new “standards”, which has not been previously reported, highlights the #ICE contractor’s influence over the agency that is both its #regulator &, corporate filings show, its biggest customer.

2 of the #Trump admin’s top #immigration ofcls — border czar #TomHoman & ICE’s acting director, #DavidVenturella — previously worked for #GeoGroup….

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#ICE standards are the key rules that #govern the conditions of #detention centers, where hundreds of thousands of people are held each year. The policies, which ICE enforces through its contracts with #private companies & local governments, cover a wide range of facility operations, including how body cavity searches must be conducted as well as when detainees should be placed into solitary confinement.

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The new national #detention standards, which #ICE posted to its website Monday, include some of #GeoGroup’s requested changes. The document says detainees are not employees & “are not entitled to wages or benefits under applicable #wage #laws or #labor #regulations.”
The revised rules no longer say detainees must be paid at least $1 per day, & no longer include several references to contractors having to comply with #state or local laws.

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#GeoGroup maintains that the work is “voluntary” & that it operates the program at the direction of the #government.

Geo asked that #ICE remove lines saying contractors needed to follow state & local #laws around the treatment of detainees & that ICE amend language to support its #legal position in these cases…. The company also asked that the standards specify that detainees are not employees of the facilities where they work.

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