'Faking Symptoms' -- An Asylum Seeker's Ordeal

Joseph Dantica had a valid visa when he entered the United States in 2004. But fearing for his life if he returned to his native Haiti, Dantica asked for asylum. He wound up being detained at Krome Service Processing Center, an immigration detention center in Miami. Dantica died while waiting for his asylum hearing.

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