Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says [View all]

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Source: Washington Post

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Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says

A fellow detainee says he witnessed Geraldo Lunas Campos being choked to death by guards at an ICE detention center in Texas on Jan. 3.

January 15, 2026 at 5:34 p.m. EST 57 minutes ago


Camp East Montana at Fort Bliss in El Paso in August. (Paul Ratje/Reuters)

By Douglas MacMillan

When U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced the Jan. 3 death of detainee Geraldo Lunas Campos at a Texas detention camp, the agency said "staff observed him in distress," and it gave no cause of death.

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Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2026/01/15/ice-detention-death-homicide/

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