Cuban Immigrant Was Killed in ICE Custody, Family Says in Legal Filing
The New York Times • • nation
Key Points:
- Geraldo Lunas Campos, a Cuban immigrant, died on January 3 while in ICE custody at Camp East Montana in El Paso, with his family alleging guards choked him to death.
- Two detainees who witnessed the incident have been issued deportation notices, prompting Campos's children to request a court block on their deportations to secure their testimony for a wrongful-death lawsuit.
- Federal officials initially reported Campos died from medical distress, later stating his death was a suicide following a struggle during intervention by security staff.
- The family claims an El Paso medical examiner's office employee indicated the death would be ruled a homicide, supported by a recorded conversation shared with The New York Times, though the recording's authenticity remains unverified.
