Woman’s hypothermia death in Pittsburgh after her release from ICE custody is ruled a homicide

[rangerrebew]

Woman’s hypothermia death in Pittsburgh after her release from ICE custody is ruled a homicide
 
with plants behind An undated family photo shows Daphy Michel, an asylum seeker from Haiti who died March 2 in Pittsburgh after her release from ICE custody. (Michel family via Associated Press)
By Jack Dura
June 13, 2026 2:08 PM PT
 

A medical examiner ruled the hypothermia death of a Haitian asylum seeker a homicide, saying the vulnerable 31-year-old’s demise was caused by another’s actions after her ICE release.
Daphy Michel, who had severe untreated mental illness and limited English, was dropped at a bus stop in winter wearing light clothes, where she remained for days before dying.
Her family’s attorney said the family may sue ICE, which denies responsibility.

A medical examiner has ruled the death in Pittsburgh of a Haitian asylum seeker after being released from ICE custody a homicide.

https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2026-06-13/womans-hypothermia-death-after-ice-custody-is-ruled-homicide

[rangerrebew]

Who is the family going to sue for the homicide?  Climate change?  No, no money in that.  ICE I'll bet.  Isn't that typical, they get sued if they don't release illegals and get sued if they do.

[Smokin Joe]

Where was the family? The woman sat there for days?

No one offered her a ride, a blanket, anything?

Hard to believe unless she was unapproachable by virtue of her own behaviour.

[Camp]

She was unapproachable and a history of combative behavior.

Her psychiatrist should be sued.

Now she is taxpayers problem in passing.

Court records show that Michel was charged in September with harassment and making terroristic threats, and she remained in the Washington County Prison until a preliminary hearing five months later on Feb. 26.

A judge at the preliminary hearing dismissed the two misdemeanor charges against Michel, and court records note that she was released from custody.

The March 14 statement from DHS indicates Michel was then “encountered by ICE and placed in removal proceedings.” She was released from ICE custody Feb. 27 with an ankle monitor, according to the statement.

https://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2026/06/12/daphy-michel-pittsburgh-death-immigration/stories/202606120067