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MICHAEL BIESECKER

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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · By: MICHAEL BIESECKER, CEDAR ATTANASIO and RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press

    ICE says a Cuban immigrant died in a suicide attempt at an immigration facility in Texas. A witness says guards pinned and choked him (opens the original)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — A Cuban immigrant died in a Texas immigration detention facility earlier this month during an altercation with guards, and the local medical examiner has indicated that his death will likely be classified as a homicide. The federal government has provided a differing account surrounding the Jan. 3 death of Geraldo Lunas Campos, saying the detainee was attempting suicide and staff tried to save him. A witness told The Associated Press that Lunas Campos died after he was handcuff

  2. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · By: MICHAEL BIESECKER, CEDAR ATTANASIO and RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press

    ICE says a Cuban immigrant died in a suicide attempt at an immigration facility in Texas. A witness says guards pinned and choked him (opens the original)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — A Cuban immigrant died in a Texas immigration detention facility earlier this month during an altercation with guards, and the local medical examiner has indicated that his death will likely be classified as a homicide. The federal government has provided a differing account surrounding the Jan. 3 death of Geraldo Lunas Campos, saying the detainee was attempting suicide and staff tried to save him. A witness told The Associated Press that Lunas Campos died after he was handcuff

  3. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · By: MICHAEL BIESECKER and REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press

    DOJ has opened a federal civil rights probe into the death of Alex Pretti, deputy AG says (opens the original)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has opened a federal civil rights probe into the death of Alex Pretti, the Minneapolis resident killed Saturday by Border Patrol officers, according to federal officials. "We're looking at everything that would shed light on that day," Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said on Friday. The development followed confirmation by the Department of Homeland Security earlier in the day that the FBI would now lead the probe into Pretti's death. Homeland Securi

  4. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · By: MICHAEL BIESECKER and RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press

    Autopsy finds Cuban immigrant in ICE custody died of homicide due to asphyxia (opens the original)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — A Cuban migrant held in solitary confinement at an immigration detention facility in Texas died after guards held him down and he stopped breathing, according to an autopsy report released Wednesday that ruled the death a homicide. Geraldo Lunas Campos died Jan. 3 following an altercation with guards. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said the 55-year-old father of four was attempting suicide and the staff tried to save him. But a witness told The Associated Press last w

  5. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · By: MICHAEL BIESECKER and RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press

    Largest ICE detention facility wasted millions and put detainees at risk, report finds (opens the original)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — Mismanagement at a massive Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Texas created unsafe conditions that contributed to detainee deaths and suffering even as millions of wasted tax dollars enriched contractors, according to a federal report released Tuesday. The Government Accountability Office report documents serious problems at Camp East Montana, a sprawling tent facility at Fort Bliss in El Paso where three detainees have died in little more than six months. Evidence

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