View source for Death of Geraldo Lunas Campos in ICE custody

{{Infobox incident
| title              = Geraldo Lunas Campos
| date               = 2026-01-03
| city               =
| county             =
| state              = Texas
| country            = United States
| location_detail    = Camp East Montana (Fort Bliss), El Paso, TX
| facility           =
| agencies           = ICE
| operation_type     = Death in immigration detention / custody
| status             = Disputed - El Paso County ME ruled it a homicide (Jan 21, 2026); family is suing four guards and contractors for over $1M.
| people_affected    = 1
| injuries           =
| deaths             = 1 — use of force (homicide by asphyxia - neck and torso compression, per El Paso County ME)
| agents_involved    = 
| vehicles_involved  =
| verification       = source confidence: high
| key_sources        =
* [https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/lunas-campos-ice-detainee-homicide-autopsy-rcna256566 NBC News]
* [https://www.texastribune.org/2026/01/21/texas-el-paso-immigrant-death-ice-custody-homicide/ Texas Tribune]
}}

'''Geraldo Lunas Campos''' (55, Cuba) died on 2026-01-03 while in the custody of ICE, in Camp East Montana (Fort Bliss), El Paso, TX. A witness told AP that ~5 guards held the handcuffed man down while one compressed his neck; the body showed abrasions, neck hemorrhage, and petechiae.

== Official account ==
ICE/DHS said he attempted suicide and staff intervened to save him; he stopped breathing "during the ensuing struggle.".

== What is documented ==
* '''Person:''' Geraldo Lunas Campos, age 55; Cuba.
* '''Location:''' Camp East Montana (Fort Bliss), El Paso, TX.
* '''Agency:''' ICE.
* '''Cause:''' use of force (homicide by asphyxia - neck and torso compression, per El Paso County ME).
* '''Circumstance:''' A witness told AP that ~5 guards held the handcuffed man down while one compressed his neck; the body showed abrasions, neck hemorrhage, and petechiae.

== Scrutiny of the official account ==
''Grounded in the sourced record below; this documents the dispute rather than asserting a conclusion.''

* '''Status / dispute:''' Disputed - El Paso County ME ruled it a homicide (Jan 21, 2026); family is suing four guards and contractors for over $1M.

== Unanswered questions ==
# Will the responsible agency release its full records, footage, and the medical examiner's findings?
# Was the death preventable — and were required medical or welfare protocols followed?
# Will an independent body (not the agency itself) investigate?

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== See also ==
* [[:Category:Deaths by immigration enforcement]]
* [[:Category:Deaths in immigration detention]]

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