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Katherine Clark: “Emmanuel Damas, a Haitian man from Boston, died from not…”

Featuring: Katherine Clark, Democratic | U.S. House Massachusetts, 5th Congressional District

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Whip Clark Remarks At Press Conference Following Dilley, TX Visit

Published | Video Starts at 00:36

It has prevented her from eating. She is in pain, but there was no urgency around getting her treatment, despite the fact that just last week Emmanuel Damas, a Haitian man from Boston, died from not receiving treatment for an infected tooth while being detained in Arizona. I wanted to share the brief thoughts of a note that was handed to me from a little girl. I am nine years old. We've been here for nine months. (00:36–00:49)

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Asserts that Emmanuel Damas died due to lack of medical treatment while detained in Arizona.

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