A Third Immigrant Detainee Dies at El Paso Facility
The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has announced another fatality among the undocumented immigrant detainees held at Camp East Montana on Fort Bliss, an Army base in El Paso. Victor Manuel Diaz, a 36-year-old man from Nicaragua, was pronounced dead on Wednesday after being found unconscious and unresponsive in his room by contract security staff.
According to ICE, Diaz's cause of death remains under investigation, with the agency ruling out suicide as the probable cause. However, officials have been quick to point fingers at the administration's "hardline" stance on immigration, which has led to a significant increase in detentions. Critics argue that the soft-sided tent facility is unsuitable for housing so many detainees.
Diaz is the third undocumented immigrant to die in custody since January 3rd, joining Francisco Gaspar-Andres, who died of natural liver and kidney failure on December 3rd, and Geraldo Lunas Campos, who died after experiencing medical distress on January 3rd. The causes of death for all three cases are still being investigated.
Camp East Montana has been a focal point of controversy in recent months, with members of Congress raising concerns about safety at the facility. The camp's soft-sided structure has come under scrutiny, particularly given its capacity to house over 2,900 detainees as of January 8th.
In response to the growing criticism, ICE has released a statement reaffirming its commitment to providing humane treatment to all detainees. However, critics argue that this claim rings hollow in light of Diaz's suspicious death and the lack of transparency surrounding the cause of his demise. As NBC News investigates further, the circumstances surrounding Diaz's death raise serious questions about the welfare of those in ICE custody.
The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has announced another fatality among the undocumented immigrant detainees held at Camp East Montana on Fort Bliss, an Army base in El Paso. Victor Manuel Diaz, a 36-year-old man from Nicaragua, was pronounced dead on Wednesday after being found unconscious and unresponsive in his room by contract security staff.
According to ICE, Diaz's cause of death remains under investigation, with the agency ruling out suicide as the probable cause. However, officials have been quick to point fingers at the administration's "hardline" stance on immigration, which has led to a significant increase in detentions. Critics argue that the soft-sided tent facility is unsuitable for housing so many detainees.
Diaz is the third undocumented immigrant to die in custody since January 3rd, joining Francisco Gaspar-Andres, who died of natural liver and kidney failure on December 3rd, and Geraldo Lunas Campos, who died after experiencing medical distress on January 3rd. The causes of death for all three cases are still being investigated.
Camp East Montana has been a focal point of controversy in recent months, with members of Congress raising concerns about safety at the facility. The camp's soft-sided structure has come under scrutiny, particularly given its capacity to house over 2,900 detainees as of January 8th.
In response to the growing criticism, ICE has released a statement reaffirming its commitment to providing humane treatment to all detainees. However, critics argue that this claim rings hollow in light of Diaz's suspicious death and the lack of transparency surrounding the cause of his demise. As NBC News investigates further, the circumstances surrounding Diaz's death raise serious questions about the welfare of those in ICE custody.
This is exactly what happens when we prioritize border security over human lives! 
The fact that a third detainee has died under suspicious circumstances is a clear indication that our current immigration policies are morally bankrupt. We need to ask ourselves, "Is this really the kind of system we want to leave for future generations?" It's time to rethink our approach and prioritize compassion over politics. 
It's so sad when people die like that 
... I mean, I know we need to have a system for checking immigration status and all, but it feels like our government is being super strict with these detainees and not thinking about their well-being at all 
. I'm all for keeping people safe and stuff, but there gotta be some humane way to handle this too 
... and the fact that they're saying it's not a suicide just doesn't feel right 
... we need more transparency about what's really going on in these detention centers so we can make sure everyone is being treated fairly 
. It's like, we know the stats are bad already with these deaths, but now we gotta wonder if there's more to it 
?
. like, we're talking about another detainee dyin' in a facility that's supposed to be handle-in' these folks with care... and what do we get? More finger-pointin' at the admin's stance on immigration 
. newsflash: it don't matter who's in charge, people are dyin' in there. if they're gonna keep sendin' people to these camps, then we need better security and more resources, period 
. and btw, what even is this "hardline" stance on immigration that's supposedly the problem 
? just wanna know what we're up against so we can try to fix it, you feel me?
. I'm so tired of the rhetoric around "tough love" and "enforcing the law". It's time to get real about what it means to care for one another 
ICE needs to step up their game when it comes to treating these people like humans, not just numbers on a spreadsheet 
. We need to know the truth about what happened to these guys, not just some generic statement from the agency 
. And what's with all this 'hardline' nonsense? Is it really that hard to be compassionate and humane? 
ICE can talk all the talk about humane treatment but it sounds like just empty words 
gotta get to the bottom of what's really going on in there 
3 people already dying at Camp East Montana and no one knows what's really going on 
ICE is trying to spin it as a natural cause but come on, there's gotta be more to it 
and the fact that they're housing so many people in such a small space is just asking for disaster 
we need some real answers here 
We know that this "hardline" stance on immigration isn't working 
. In fact, it's leading to more problems than solutions 
. Give me a break when they're being held in unsuitable conditions and then wonder why some of them can't make it 
. We need transparency and accountability 
.
. Not just locking people up in facilities like Camp East Montana 
we need to ask ourselves some tough questions about who we are and where we want to go as a country 
. 36 yrs old dude from Nicaragua, and he ends up dead due to some medical issue or other... who knows 
. ICE is just spinning the truth here... they dont want us to know how bad it really is 
!