EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — Second migrant death reported at the detention center Camp East Montana in Fort Bliss.

According to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a 55-year-old Cuban migrant and convicted felon, Geraldo Lunas Campos, died Jan. 3 at around 10:16 p.m., at the detention center after suffering an undisclosed medical emergency.

ICE said Campos had been disruptive earlier that day while waiting in line for medication and had reportedly refused to return to his room. As a result, ICE said they put Campos in “segregation,” where later staff from the detention center saw him in “distress” and called for on-site medical staff.

ICE stated that medical personnel from Camp East Montana tried lifesaving measures but eventually had to call emergency services.

Campos’ death remains under investigation.

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According to ICE, Campos had been arrested by immigration officers on July 14, 2025, in Rochester, New York, and held at Camp East Montana since September 6.

Campos had been in the country for 30 years, having reportedly entered the U.S. in 1996.

ICE stated that in March 2005, an immigration judge ordered his deportation; however, Campos was not removed because “the government could not obtain travel documents.”

ICE listed Campos’ convictions:

Criminal possession of a weapon on June 8, 1998.Petit larceny on May 5, 1999.Unlawful possession of a weapon during a robbery on March 22, 2002.Sexual contact with a child under 11 on Jan. 17, 2003.Petit larceny on Oct. 14, 2005.Petit larceny on May 25, 2006.Reckless driving on June 8, 2006.Possession of a controlled substance on Feb. 26, 2007.Driving while intoxicated on Oct. 26, 2007.Sale of a controlled substance on Feb. 17, 2009.

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The first migrant death in Camp East Montana was reported on December 3.

According to ICE, 48-year-old Francisco Gaspar-Andres died from natural causes, adding that medical professionals said he suffered liver and kidney failure; however, federal officials said his cause of death is pending.

Camp East Montana has been under fire by some leaders, such as El Paso Congresswoman Veronica Escobar, who has continually accused the detention center of abuse and fraud.

The Department of Homeland Security has repeatedly denied all claims of inhumane conditions, calling them “fearmongering clickbait.”

“No lawbreakers in the history of human civilization have been treated better than illegal aliens in the United States. Get a grip,” DHS wrote in an official statement addressing these claims.

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