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Nicaraguan man’s death at troubled Texas detention camp was reported as a suicide, 911 records show
Victor Manuel Diaz's death marks the third at Camp East Montana, prompting calls for closure amid allegations of violence and neglect, officials report presumed suicide.
- On Jan. 14, 2026, Victor Manuel Diaz, 36, was found at Camp East Montana after a reported suicide attempt, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced his death Jan. 18.
- ICE picked up Diaz earlier this month in Minneapolis after he crossed the U.S.-Mexico border in 2024, requested asylum, and was ordered removed by an immigration judge.
- Emergency medical records noted a suspected hanging with a bedsheet, and paramedics from the El Paso Fire Department later found no heartbeat despite resuscitation attempts.
- A coalition of advocacy groups and a Democratic congresswoman who represents El Paso have called for Camp East Montana to be closed after one earlier death was ruled a homicide.
- Diaz's family and attorneys expressed suspicion of the suicide claim, while federal investigators and an Armed Forces pathologist say the cause remains under investigation with autopsy findings pending.
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Nicaraguan man's death at troubled Texas detention camp was reported as a suicide, 911 records show
A 911 call shows that a Nicaraguan man who died at a Texas detention camp days after he was detained by immigration authorities in Minneapolis is suspected of dying by suicide.
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