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Baptist Minister Dies in U.S. Immigration Jail

U.S. Department of Homeland Security Detained 81-year-old Haitian Minister because He Asked for Asylum

Baptist Minister Joseph Dantica fled Haiti and asked for asylum at Miami International Airport on October 29, 2004, traveling on his own passport. The Department of Homeland Security put the 81-year-old Reverend Dantica in an immigration jail in Miami after he asked for asylum. Several days later, Reverend Dantica died in DHS custody.

Human Rights First finds the treatment of Reverend Dantica deplorable and calls for an immediate investigation.

Write to Attorney General John Ashcroft and Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff and call for an immediate investigation into this case and the Department of Homeland Security's broader policy of targeting Haitian nationals for immigration detention.

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