Emmanuel Damas died of a treatable infection and was ridiculed by detention staff after complaining of severe tooth pain, the lawmakers said.

The family of Emmanual Cleeford Damas say an untreated toothache while in an immigration detention facility in Arizona quickly spiraled to serious medical conditions.

As immigrant detainee deaths have increased, conditions in detention facilities nationwide are coming under more scrutiny.

At least 15 immigrants have died in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody from January 2026 through early April, ...