A 42-year-old Honduran citizen died in his New York jail cell while in ICE custody last week, leaving behind a daughter and former girlfriend in Lexington who are now fighting to bring his body home for burial.
Santos Reyes-Bangegas, who went by Allen, was found dead after being in custody for less than a day. ICE says he had been deported at least four times previously and had lived in Kentucky in 2019 before being sent back to Honduras.
The preliminary cause of death was found to be liver failure, and Reyes-Bangegas had a history of drinking. However, his former girlfriend Mary Diaz, who now has custody of his daughter Juana, questions the circumstances surrounding his death…