Family claims negligence in death of transgender migrant
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An attorney representing the family of a Honduran transgender migrant who died while in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement claims the woman did not receive adequate medical care and was physically abused.
Tennessee-based civil rights attorney Andrew Free released details of an independent autopsy this week that noted deep bruising along Roxsana Hernandez's ribs that wasn't evident externally, contusions on her back and injuries around her wrists that were likely caused by handcuffs.
The autopsy also concluded that Hernandez likely died as the result of severe dehydration complicated by HIV.
Free is working with the California-based Transgender Law Center to represent Hernandez's family.