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The death of a man who was being held at a federal detention camp in Texas in early January may be investigated as a homicide after the local medical examiner reportedly found the preliminary cause was “asphyxia due to neck and chest compression”.
Geraldo Lunas Campos, a 55-year-old from Cuba who was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in July last year, was pronounced dead on January 3. He had been in ICE custody at Camp East Montana, a sprawling tent facility at the Fort Bliss military base in El Paso.
The Department of Homeland Security had previously highlighted Lunas Campos as one of the “worst of the worst”, a category used by DHS to trumpet what they claim as victories in Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign. Lunas Campos had convictions for child sexual abuse, possession of a firearm and aggravated assault.
What did ICE say about his death? In a press release, the agency claimed he died after “experiencing medical distress” and said his cause of death was under investigation.
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