The family of Geraldo Lunas Campos, a 55-year-old Cuban immigrant who died in ICE custody in January, has sued guards and contractors at Camp East Montana in El Paso, alleging that his death followed months of untreated mental illness and inadequate care at the privately run detention facility.
Medical records reviewed by The Washington Post show that Lunas Campos, who had bipolar disorder and anxiety, repeatedly complained about his medication, expressed suicidal thoughts and reported self-harm before his death. Three months earlier, guards found him with a sheet tied around his neck, and staff discussed transferring him to "a higher level of care for mental health treatment," but the transfer did not happen.
