
Syra Ortiz Blanes
Immigration Reporter at Miami Herald
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1 week ago |
courant.com | Syra Ortiz Blanes |Claire Healy
By Syra Ortiz Blanes and Claire Healy, Miami HeraldHe survived Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, evacuated women and children in Kyiv to safety, and then crossed the border to escape the war. But after he arrived at the Krome North Service Processing Center in southwest Miami-Dade County, Maksym Chernyak, 44, suffered a stroke. Staff took more than 40 minutes to call 911. Later that day, on Feb. 18, a doctor wrote that Chernyak had irreversible brain damage. He died two days later.
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1 week ago |
gazettextra.com | Syra Ortiz Blanes |Claire Healy
He survived Russia's invasion of Ukraine, evacuated women and children in Kyiv to safety, and then crossed the border to escape the war. But after he arrived at the Krome North Service Processing Center in southwest Miami-Dade County, Maksym Chernyak, 44, suffered a stroke. Staff took more than 40 minutes to call 911. Later that day, on Feb. 18, a doctor wrote that Chernyak had irreversible brain damage. He died two days later. Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency.
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dailyitem.com | Syra Ortiz Blanes |Claire Healy
He survived Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, evacuated women and children in Kyiv to safety, and then crossed the border to escape the war. But after he arrived at the Krome North Service Processing Center in southwest Miami-Dade County, Maksym Chernyak, 44, suffered a stroke. Staff took more than 40 minutes to call 911. Later that day, on Feb. 18, a doctor wrote that Chernyak had irreversible brain damage. He died two days later. kAm“x?
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swoknews.com | Syra Ortiz Blanes |Claire Healy
He survived Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, evacuated women and children in Kyiv to safety, and then crossed the border to escape the war. But after he arrived at the Krome North Service Processing Center in southwest Miami-Dade County, Maksym Chernyak, 44, suffered a stroke. Staff took more than 40 minutes to call 911. Later that day, on Feb. 18, a doctor wrote that Chernyak had irreversible brain damage. He died two days later. kAm“x?
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thebrunswicknews.com | Syra Ortiz Blanes |Claire Healy
By Syra Ortiz Blanes and Claire Healy, Miami Herald He survived Russia's invasion of Ukraine, evacuated women and children in Kyiv to safety, and then crossed the border to escape the war. But after he arrived at the Krome North Service Processing Center in southwest Miami-Dade County, Maksym Chernyak, 44, suffered a stroke. Staff took more than 40 minutes to call 911. Later that day, on Feb. 18, a doctor wrote that Chernyak had irreversible brain damage. He died two days later.
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