EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A temporary restraining order granted by a federal judge in El Paso has prevented two men from being deported after witnessing the death of Geraldo Lunas Campos, a man who died at Camp East Montana and his death was later ruled as a homicide, according to court documents obtained by KTSM from the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas El Paso Division.

As KTSM has previously reported, 55-year-old Cuban national Geraldo Lunas Campos died on Jan. 3 from asphyxia caused by neck and torso compression, with the manner of death ruled a homicide by the El Paso County Medical Examiner’s Office.

Autopsy: Cuban man detained at Camp East Montana died of asphyxia; manner ruled homicide

The autopsy reported that Campos was “disruptive” when he was in line for medication and refused to return to his assigned dorm. He was placed in segregation and Campos experienced a “medical distress.” He became unresponsive while being physically restrained by law enforcement.

Noted in the report, Campos’ body was found with scattered superficial abrasions all over his body, and there was a hemorrhage involving the strap muscles and connective tissues of the neck. Petechial hemorrhages were also noted in the eyelids and the skin of Campos’ neck.

The Medical Examiner’s Office also mentioned that Campos’ medical history included bipolar disorder and anxiety.

According to the restraining order, two men witnessed Campos’ death at Camp East Montana: Santos Jesus Flores and Antonio Ascon Frometa. “The two subject witnesses appear to have unique knowledge and independent eyewitness testimony of the events at issue,” according to court documents.

The petition mentioned a Washington Post article in which “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.”

“Here, if Mr. Flores and Mr. Frometa are deported before Petitioners can initiate their wrongful death action, they will be forever unable to obtain critical eyewitness testimony likely to elucidate the circumstances in which Mr. Lunas Campos died. Their perspective is critical to provide an independent view of what happened prior to and at the time of Mr. Lunas Campos’ death,” read part of the petition.

The motion was filed on Jan. 20, and a hearing on the preliminary injunction is set for 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 27.

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