Article 72W2T Death of man at ICE camp could be investigated as homicide after examiner’s report

Death of man at ICE camp could be investigated as homicide after examiner’s report

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Washington Post reports local medical examiner found asphyxia' to be cause of Geraldo Lunas Campos's death

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 Cuban migrant who was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in July last year, was pronounced dead on 3 January. He had been in ICE custody at Camp East Montana, a sprawling tent camp at the Fort Bliss military base in El Paso.

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