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Migrant Death in ICE Custody Sparks Scrutiny as Autopsy Moved to Military Hospital

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Feb 04, 2026
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Immigrant deaths intensify scrutiny of detention camp as El Paso becomes  deportation hub

ICE’s handling of migrant deaths in custody has sparked criticism and fresh questions about transparency after the agency bypassed the local medical examiner for a controversial autopsy. On Jan. 14, 36-year-old Victor Manuel Diaz, a Nicaraguan detained at Camp East Montana near Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, was found unconscious and later declared dead …

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