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26850: Hermantin(news)REP. MEEK REVISITS HAITIAN'S DEATH (fwd)





From: leonie hermantin <lhermantin@hotmail.com>

Miami Herald

December 10, 2005



MIAMI

REP. MEEK REVISITS HAITIAN'S DEATH

U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek, D-Miami, is asking the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to reconsider its recent ruling in the death of the Rev. Joseph Dantica, who died while being detained by federal immigration officials in Miami.

Homeland Security's Office of Inspector General recently issued a report absolving the agency of any responsibility in Dantica's death.

Dantica, 81, was taken into federal immigration custody after arriving at Miami International Airport in October 2004 and asking for political asylum. Instead of being allowed to leave, he was taken to Krome detention center. He died five days later.

Dantica is the uncle of noted Haitian-American prize-winning author and Miami resident Edwidge Danticat.

On Friday, Meek wrote a letter to Richard L. Skinner, acting inspector general, asking him to ''consider additional information'' pertaining to the investigation into Dantica's death, ``and a wider investigation into treatment of detainees at all DHS facilities.''