Immigration Detention and Enforcement

The El Paso County medical examiner ruled the Jan. 3 death of Geraldo Lunas Campos a homicide, citing "asphyxia due to neck and torso compression" while he was being physically restrained at ICE’s Camp East Montana, and documenting abrasions on the chest and knees, neck hemorrhages, and petechial hemorrhages in the eyelids and neck. An outside forensic pathologist said the injuries are consistent with pressure from a hand or knee on the neck; the autopsy notes antidepressant use and a history of bipolar disorder and anxiety but makes no mention of a suicide attempt, contradicting DHS/ICE’s evolving public explanations.