Man died in Texas ICE custody after guards crushed his airway, autopsy says, nuking the suicide story and triggering heat on a chaotic detention camp.
What happened inside the tent camp
What happened inside the tent camp
- Guards restrained Geraldo Lunas Campos until he stopped breathing.
- He was alone in segregation when the encounter kicked off.
- The facility sits at Fort Bliss, operating as Camp East Montana.
- Geraldo Lunas Campos was 55 and from Cuba.
- He had four kids waiting for answers.
- He lived with bipolar disorder and anxiety.
- The examiner ruled homicide by asphyxia from neck and torso pressure.
- Doctors saw neck bleeding, eye spots, and bruising marks.
- Experts said pressure matched a hand or knee.
- Early claims framed it as self-harm interrupted by staff.
- Witnesses described cuffs, multiple guards, and a neck hold.
- Toxicology showed meds, not a suicide attempt.
- DHS said he fought guards and lost breathing during restraint.
- ICE promised an internal probe and cited prior convictions.
- This marked the third death there within weeks.
