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Haitian Priest Dies in U.S. Detention

HeadlineNov 22, 2004

Florida congressman Kendrick Meek has called for an investigation into the death of an 81-year-old Haitian priest who died five days after he flew into Miami and was taken into federal custody. The man, Joseph Dantica, flew to Miami to escape fighting in Port Au Prince where he ran a church and school. Even though he arrived with a visa and was seeking asylum, the Department of Homeland Security detained him and sent to the Krome prison. He died five days later. His son said father suffered from a heart condition and that authorities took his medication from him.

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