"Camp East Montana, the largest migrant detention center in the United States when at full capacity, has become the epicenter of a humanitarian crisis. This week, it was revealed that a third detainee has died in just 44 days at the hastily erected tent complex operated by a private firm with no prior experience in the field in the desert surrounding the Fort Bliss military base outside El Paso, on the Texas-Mexico border."
"The death, which occurred last week, follows two others that have prompted allegations of medical negligence, mistreatment, excessive use of force by staff, and, in one case, suspicions of homicide. The most recent victim was identified as Victor Manuel Diaz, a 36-year-old Nicaraguan. According to a statement from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Diaz was found unconscious in his room and pronounced dead at 4:09 p.m. last Wednesday. Authorities have declared it a suicide, although the official cause of death remains under investigation."
Camp East Montana is a hastily erected tent detention complex near Fort Bliss outside El Paso that can hold up to 5,000 people and currently houses more than 2,900. The facility is operated by a private firm with no prior experience in migrant detention. Three detainees have died within 44 days, prompting allegations of medical negligence, mistreatment, and excessive use of force by staff, and suspicions of homicide in one case. The most recent victim, Victor Manuel Diaz, a 36-year-old Nicaraguan, was found unconscious and pronounced dead; authorities have declared the death a suicide but investigations continue. Two earlier deaths involved Francisco Gaspar-Andres and Geraldo Lunas Campos, with disputed circumstances and ongoing inquiries.
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