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ICE detention staff reported death of restrained man as a suicide
A medical examiner ruled the death of detainee Geraldo Lunas Campos a homicide caused by asphyxia during restraint by guards at an ICE facility, according to officials and witnesses.
- On Jan. 3, Lt. Paul Walden called 911 while staff tried to revive Geraldo Lunas Campos at Camp East Montana, describing a hanging attempt, handcuffing, and a struggle where Campos stopped breathing.
- Agency records show Geraldo Lunas Campos had bipolar disorder and anxiety and was taken into U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody last July.
- Autopsy findings and witness accounts indicate injuries consistent with guards holding Lunas Campos down and applying pressure to his neck and back, with the El Paso County Medical Examiner's Office ruling the death a homicide by asphyxia due to compression to the neck and torso.
- Records released Friday indicate a call seeking an outside investigation was transferred and not taken up by local agencies, and it remains unclear whether any law enforcement outside ICE is investigating.
- Camp East Montana, built last year at Fort Bliss, uses private contractors; Lt. Paul Walden joined Akima Global Services near the camp's opening, and ICE initially omitted the suicide attempt and restraint.
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