DHS seeking to deport two men who said fellow ICE detainee was killed

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Source: Washington Post

Immigration
DHS seeking to deport two men who said fellow ICE detainee was killed

The two men's accounts of the Jan. 3 death of Geraldo Lunas Campos at a Texas detention camp differ from the Department of Homeland Security's account of the incident.

January 17, 2026 at 3:20 p.m. EST


People protest mass deportations by Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the Cassidy Gate at Fort Bliss in El Paso on Aug. 17. (Paul Ratje/Reuters)

By Douglas MacMillan
The Trump administration is seeking to deport two men who provided accounts of the Jan. 3 death of Geraldo Lunas Campos at a Texas detention camp that differed from the Department of Homeland Security's description of the incident.

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Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2026/01/17/detainee-death-witnesses-deported-dhsa/

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/douglas-macmillan/

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Dead men tell no tales.

[rzemanfl]

1. Deporting witnesses in a criminal matter is Obstruction of Justice.

Fuck these criminal pieces of shit.

[PSPS]

5. Not at bondi's doj

[rzemanfl]

6. Criminal POS

in charge of DOJ.

[NotHardly]

7. Of course they are violating laws, nothing has changed.

[Historic NY]

2. Get rid of the witness's and coverup the crime.

we are going to need trials

[kacekwl]

3. Democratic congress needs to step up

Loudly and stop this. Get this mans story on the official record and in protective custody immediately.

[NotHardly]

8. I hear nothing but crickets from them,

[PSPS]

12. Sadly, congress is designed to maintain minority rule.

All democrats can do, apparently, is squawk and write strongly-worded letters.

[Norrrm]

4. Where the witnesses were 'criminals', they are now very dangerous criminals.

[Buddyzbuddy]

9. They are material witnesses to a possible murder.

But I guess Texas will treat the victim no better than Kristy Noem's puppy.
I say Texas because we know the Feds will just cover it up.
Incredible, some people actually voted for the orange turd just for this purpose and enough of us didn't care enough to vote for the best person for the job.

[Jack Valentino]

10. At this point I'm surprised DHS doesn't just say "yeah, we killed him-- SO WHAT ?!"

"he was a criminal terrorist extremist blah blah blah"

[flashman13]

11. I wish them luck making it out of the country alive. Or they might have an accident after they reach their destination.

I think that would be the "plausible deniability" thing at work.