Homicide of Geraldo Lunas Campos in El Paso Detention
critical ruled-homicide
Location
El Paso, Texas
Date
January 22, 2026
Department
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
Agency Type
ICE
Source
NPR
Description
Geraldo Lunas Campos, 55, a Cuban man, died at the El Paso tent detention facility (Camp East Montana). Medical examiner ruled death a homicide - asphyxia due to neck and torso compression while being restrained by guards. Likely the first-ever ruled homicide in ICE detention.
Location Map
Victims
- Geraldo Lunas Campos
Tags
detention-death homicide el-paso camp-east-montana asphyxiation