Press Releases
PITTSBURGH, PA — JUNE 12, 2026 — Today, Congresswoman Summer L. Lee (PA-12) released the following statement after public reporting confirmed that the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled the death of Daphy Michel, a 31-year-old Haitian immigrant who died after being released from ICE custody, a homicide. Her death was initially speculated as a drug overdose, but the Medical Examiner’s finding makes clear that was false.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – JUNE 12, 2026 — Yesterday, Congresswoman Summer L. Lee (PA-12) joined Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Members of the Congressional Black Caucus, and advocates for an Equity Week press conference calling on Congress to advance a comprehensive reparative justice legislative agenda ahead of America’s 250th anniversary.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – JUNE 9, 2026 — Today, Congresswoman Summer L.
PITTSBURGH, PA – JUNE 5, 2026 — Today, Congresswoman Summer L. Lee (PA-12) celebrated the official ribbon cutting and reopening of the historic Allegheny YMCA on Pittsburgh’s North Side, following a major renovation supported by $1 million in Community Project Funding that Rep.