Woman’s hypothermia death after her release by ICE is ruled a homicide

Daphy Michel, a vulnerable asylum seeker from Haiti, died at Pittsburgh bus shelter days after leaving federal custody A 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...

Associated Press · Mon, Jun 15, 2026, 5:15 AM
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Woman’s hypothermia death after her release by ICE is ruled a homicide

Daphy Michel, a vulnerable asylum seeker from Haiti, died at Pittsburgh bus shelter days after leaving federal custody

A 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”.

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