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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has reported that the death of an immigrant at a detention facility in El Paso, Texas, has been classified as a suicide.
Victor Manuel Diaz, a Nicaraguan national, was discovered deceased last week at the expansive tent facility located at Fort Bliss, a U.S. Army base in El Paso. ICE confirmed in a statement that Diaz’s death was self-inflicted.
“Diaz was found unconscious and unresponsive in his room by contract security staff. They promptly alerted the on-site medical team, who initiated life-saving procedures,” the ICE statement detailed.

The incident occurred at the tent complex on the U.S. Army’s Fort Bliss base, where Diaz’s apparent suicide was discovered on Wednesday. (AP)
ICE has withheld further specifics about the circumstances surrounding Diaz’s demise. Meanwhile, federal authorities are continuing their investigation into the 36-year-old migrant’s death.
Fox News Digital has reached out to ICE for further comment.
Diaz was detained on Jan. 6 as part of the federal immigration raids in Minnesota before being sent to the Texas facility, according to ICE.
He entered the U.S. nearly two years ago, and Border Patrol took him into custody. Diaz was released on parole pending a court date and a judge ordered him to leave the U.S. in a hearing in August that he did not attend, ICE said.

Federal officials continue to investigate the death of the 36-year-old migrant. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Diaz was given a final order for removal on Jan. 12, two days before he was found unconscious in his room.
He was being held at Camp Montana East, the same facility where ICE said another detainee, Geraldo Lunas Campos, died earlier this month as federal officials claim staff members attempted to stop him from killing himself.
But a fellow detainee said at least five officers were restraining Lunas Campos and pinned him to the floor, including at least one who had an arm around his neck.

Victor Manuel Diaz was detained on Jan. 6 as part of the federal immigration raids in Minnesota before being sent to Texas. (Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
A preliminary investigation by the El Paso County Medical Examiner’s Office found Lunas Campos died from asphyxia from chest and neck compression and said the death would be classified as a homicide.
ICE said Lunas Campos’ death remains under investigation.