The family of Victor Manuel Diaz, a 28-year-old Nicaraguan migrant who died in ICE detention facility Camp East Montana in Texas, is outraged over the Department of Homeland Security's suggestion that his death may have been a suicide. The DHS stated that the official cause of death remains under investigation but labeled it as "presumed suicide."
However, Diaz's family strongly disagrees with this assessment and believes that he did not take his own life. In a phone interview from Nicaragua, Yorlan Diaz said, "I don't believe he took his life. He was not a criminal; he was looking for a better life and he wanted to help our mother." The family is calling for a full investigation into Manuel's death.
It is worth noting that this is the third detainee to die at Camp East Montana since it opened last year. Diaz's death follows that of 55-year-old Geraldo Lunas Campos, who was ruled out as a homicide by an El Paso County autopsy report. Campos' attorneys had recently filed a petition to prevent the deportation of witnesses who alleged that guards choked and asphyxiated him.
Diaz's family is also concerned that his body was taken to the William Beaumont Army Medical Center for an autopsy, rather than being sent directly to the local medical examiner. According to Randall Kallinen, a Texas-based attorney representing Diaz's family, he learned that Manuel's body was taken to the military hospital, but the DHS did not respond to questions about why it was not sent to the local medical examiner.
The situation has sparked outrage in the community, with many calling for transparency and accountability. The family is seeking answers and justice for their loved one, who died under mysterious circumstances.
However, Diaz's family strongly disagrees with this assessment and believes that he did not take his own life. In a phone interview from Nicaragua, Yorlan Diaz said, "I don't believe he took his life. He was not a criminal; he was looking for a better life and he wanted to help our mother." The family is calling for a full investigation into Manuel's death.
It is worth noting that this is the third detainee to die at Camp East Montana since it opened last year. Diaz's death follows that of 55-year-old Geraldo Lunas Campos, who was ruled out as a homicide by an El Paso County autopsy report. Campos' attorneys had recently filed a petition to prevent the deportation of witnesses who alleged that guards choked and asphyxiated him.
Diaz's family is also concerned that his body was taken to the William Beaumont Army Medical Center for an autopsy, rather than being sent directly to the local medical examiner. According to Randall Kallinen, a Texas-based attorney representing Diaz's family, he learned that Manuel's body was taken to the military hospital, but the DHS did not respond to questions about why it was not sent to the local medical examiner.
The situation has sparked outrage in the community, with many calling for transparency and accountability. The family is seeking answers and justice for their loved one, who died under mysterious circumstances.
... 28 years old, a life cut short like that? it's unacceptable that his own government would even suggest he took his own life without proper investigation... i mean, come on, do we really think there are only two possible explanations for someone's death at the hands of our 'system'? no way, José! his family knows him, they know he wasn't a criminal, he was just looking for a better life like millions of others... it's time to get real and figure out what really happened to manuel 
. I mean, 28 years old is young to be gone, you know? His family is speaking up and demanding answers, which is super cool. They shouldn't have to go through this drama. It's like, we're all human beings here 
. The whole thing with Camp East Montana is just crazy – first it's a presumed suicide, now it's an open investigation... I'm no detective, but it seems like there's some pretty shady stuff going on 
. Anyway, let's hope the truth comes out and justice is served 
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this is just getting out of hand ... another life lost in detention, and now they're telling his family he took his own life? 
come on, DHS! You can't just assume someone's death without a real investigation. This guy was trying to make a better life for himself and his mom, not take one out 
. And what's with the weird autopsy thing? 
sending his body to a military hospital instead of the local examiner? That's just creepy. The family deserves answers, not some half-baked 'presumed suicide' story 
. We need transparency and accountability here, ASAP! 
Like, we don't even know the guy, but our grandma back home is already crying for him 
. Camp East Montana is like a death trap, and it's crazy that they're still not taking responsibility for these deaths 
This whole thing stinks of cover-up 
. And honestly, who needs witnesses if they're gonna say he took his own life? 
de other guy who died @ Camp East Montana also got murdered according to witnesses so u gotta wonder wut's goin on here... anywayz, lets all just b vigilant & demand more transparency from our gov 
I'm so saddened by this news... a young guy just trying to make a better life for his family and ends up losing his life in detention 
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I mean, come on, we need to be more careful with these things. The family's not buying it and neither should we. It's like they're just sweeping this under the rug.