EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14\/CBS4) \u2014 Second migrant death reported at the detention center Camp East Montana in Fort Bliss. <\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n
ICE stated that medical personnel from Camp East Montana tried lifesaving measures but eventually had to call emergency services.<\/p>\n
Campos’ death remains under investigation.<\/p>\n
RECOMMENDED: Congresswoman seeks accountability for $1.24B spent on Fort Bliss detention camp<\/a><\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n Campos had been in the country for 30 years, having reportedly entered the U.S. in 1996.<\/p>\n 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.”<\/p>\n ICE listed Campos’ convictions:<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n