US EditionWoman from Haiti dies in ICE custody at South Florida detention center, officials confirm
- Marie Ange Blaise, a 44-year-old Haitian woman, died on April 25 at the Broward Transitional Center in Florida while in ICE custody.
- Blaise had been detained since February after U.S. Customs and Border Protection stopped her in Saint Croix for lacking a valid visa.
- She had been transferred from facilities in Puerto Rico and Louisiana before arriving at the Broward center, where she complained of chest pains prior to her death.
- Her blood pressure was recorded at 156, she received medication, was told to lie down, and was pronounced dead at 8:35 p.m.; the cause remains under investigation.
- The death raises questions about medical care in ICE custody, with ICE stating it provides comprehensive care and the investigation is ongoing.
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Marie Blaise was 44 years old. On April 25, the Haitian woman complained about chest pains, told the Miami Herald another woman detained at the same migrant center in Deerfield Beach, Florida. The authorities at the Broward Transitional Center took her pressure and found that she had high blood pressure. They gave her some pills and told her to rest. Hours later, she began to tremble and scream, “My chest! My chest!” At 20.35 that night she was …
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