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ICE says Cuban immigrant died while attempting suicide. A witness says guards pinned and choked him
The medical examiner links the death to asphyxia from restraint by guards, highlighting concerns over detainee treatment amid conflicting official and witness accounts.
- Geraldo Lunas Campos, a Cuban detainee, died at an ICE detention facility in El Paso, Texas, and the El Paso County Medical Examiner's preliminary autopsy said the death will likely be classified as a homicide from asphyxia from chest and neck compression.
- DHS amended its account this week, saying Lunas Campos attempted suicide and staff tried to save him, while ICE's Jan. 9 release noted he was observed in distress in isolation.
- A detainee witness described the restraint, saying Santos Jesús Flores saw Lunas Campos handcuffed while at least five guards pinned him and Flores said, `After he stopped breathing, they removed the handcuffs`.
- A medico-legal homicide finding would influence whether guards face charges, and the death's location on Fort Bliss could limit state and local investigatory jurisdiction as the El Paso County District Attorney's Office declines to comment during the active investigation.
- The case comes amid broader reporting on deaths tied to prone restraints, with Camp East Montana run by a contractor reported to have no corrections experience.
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The death and conflicting accounts have intensified scrutiny into the conditions of immigration jails at a time when the government has been rounding up immigrants in large numbers.
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ICE says a Cuban immigrant died in a suicide attempt. A witness says guards pinned and choked him
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