WESTMINSTER, Calif. (KABC) -- People gathered in Westminster on Saturday for a benefit event to help the family of a man who died in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody this week.

Ismael Ayala-Uribe, 39, died on Monday at a hospital after five weeks at the Adelanto detention center. His death is now under investigation.

At Saturday's benefit, the community honored his life through food.

Ayala-Uribe's loved ones organized the pop-up event, selling lunch plates to raise money for his funeral.

Friends describe the 39-year-old as a beautiful soul.

"He was kind. He was friendly. He was someone who was always there to help anybody who needed it," said neighbor Christine Bone.

Ayala-Uribe had been in custody at the Adelanto detention center since mid-August after border

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