Man’s Shock Cause of Death in ICE Custody Revealed
The Daily Beast • • nation
Key Points:
- Geraldo Lunas Campos, a 55-year-old Cuban immigrant, died on January 3 at Camp East Montana, the largest immigration detention center in the US, with the medical examiner likely classifying his death as a homicide due to asphyxia from neck and chest compression.
- Eyewitness accounts and ICE documents indicate Campos died after a struggle with detention staff, with a fellow detainee reporting guards wrestled him while he repeatedly said, "I can't breathe."
- ICE claims Campos, described as a criminal and convicted child sex predator, attempted suicide and resisted staff efforts to save him, leading to his death during a struggle, but the FBI is investigating the incident.
- Campos's death is part of a troubling trend,
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