Summary
Geraldo Lunas Campos, a 55-year-old Cuban immigrant held at a Texas ICE detention facility, died, and officials are investigating the cause. A county medical examiner suggests asphyxia might be the cause, and the death could be ruled as a homicide. ICE claims Campos tried to harm himself and resisted staff, leading to his death.
Key Facts
- Geraldo Lunas Campos was a 55-year-old Cuban immigrant staying at an ICE detention center in Texas.
- The El Paso County medical examiner mentioned possible asphyxia due to neck and chest compression as a cause of death.
- ICE reported that Campos tried to harm himself and resisted staff, resulting in him losing consciousness and dying.
- Campos was in a tent-based detention facility known as Camp East Montana in El Paso when he died.
- An internal ICE document and a witness noted a struggle between Campos and staff, with reports of Campos saying he could not breathe.
- Campos was held in a segregated unit for being disruptive while waiting for medication.
- In the past, Campos entered the U.S. in 1996 and had committed several crimes, including a 2003 conviction for child sexual contact.
- ICE had ordered his deportation in 2005, which did not occur due to lack of travel documents.
