Both Maud and Mobylives wrote about the death of Edwidge Danticat’s uncle in US custody today. Apparently the poor man upon arriving in the US, asked for asylum. Since he had a visa and a family willing to take him in, it should have gone smoothly. Instead, he was taken into custody, denied his medication and visitation from his family. He collapsed during an interview to determine his ‘story’ and died alone—Homeland Security denied the family the right to visit him. And Homeland Security also denies responsibility for his death. “‘Mr. Dantica died of pancreatitis while in Homeland Security custody, which an autopsy by the Miami-Dade County medical examiner’s office revealed as a pre-existing and fatal condition,’ the department said.” Shameful. He had asked for his medication, but Homeland Security claims he had no ‘legitimate’ medicine upon him. And why deny his family access to him in the hospital? They have questions to answer most certainly. Haitians, unlike Cubans, have been routinely detained by U.S. Officials, who claim there is a growing threat in Haiti. I call bullshit. Maybe muslim extremists are going to Haiti but I smell the stink of racism. And you know this story is going the be squashed by the big media outlets.