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U.S. Moves to Deport 2 Men Who Witnessed Cuban Man Killed Inside ICE Facility in Texas

HeadlineJan 22, 2026

A medical examiner in Texas has determined that a Cuban immigrant who died in ICE detention in El Paso died as a result of a homicide. An autopsy found that Geraldo Lunas Campos died from “asphyxia due to neck and torso compression.” ICE has claimed the 55-year-old father of four died while staff were attempting to save him after he tried to commit suicide. But a witness told the Associated Press that Lunas Campos died after he was handcuffed, tackled by guards and placed in a chokehold until he lost consciousness. The Washington Post has revealed the Department of Homeland Security is now attempting to deport two men who witnessed Lunas Campos’s death. Democratic Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal responded online, writing, “This looks a lot like a cover-up. We need an independent investigation NOW.” Lunas Campos is one of three immigrants to die over the past two months at Camp East Montana, a sprawling ICE detention tent camp located at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas.

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