Our Lady of Soledad Catholic Church will hold a memorial mass on Friday evening for a man who died while in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody earlier this month.Luis Beltran Yanez-Cruz, 68, died January 6 at JFK Memorial Hospital in Indio. According to ICE, his death was caused by heart-related issues. The agency stated Yanez-Cruz was an undocumented immigrant from Honduras who had been arrested during an enforcement operation in New Jersey and was being held in Riverside County pending removal proceedings.The memorial mass is scheduled for 6 p.m. Friday, January 16, at and is being organized by TODEC, a nonprofit immigrant services organization based in the Coachella Valley. Organizers say the service will also honor others who have died or been affected while in immigration custody.
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