ICE detainee dies of 'presumed suicide' at Texas detention facility, agency says
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Key Points:
- Victor Manuel Diaz, a 36-year-old undocumented immigrant from Nicaragua, died of a "presumed suicide" on January 14 while in ICE custody at Camp East Montana in El Paso, Texas, with the official cause still under investigation.
- Diaz had been detained since January 6 after being arrested for an immigration violation in Minneapolis and was processed for removal following a previous order in absentia from August 2025.
- This incident marks the second death at the Camp East Montana facility in January, following the death of Geraldo Lunas Campos, 55, of Cuba, whose cause of death is also under investigation.
- ICE emphasized its commitment to maintaining safe and humane conditions for detainees but has not provided further details on
