US EditionAfghan asylum seeker who worked with U.S. special forces dies in ICE custody
Mohammad Nazeer Paktyawal, a healthy 41-year-old father and U.S. military ally, died within 24 hours of ICE detention, marking the 12th ICE custody death this year, advocates say.
- On Saturday, Mohammad Nazeer Paktyawal died less than 24 hours after ICE agents detained him outside his Dallas-area apartment during a Friday targeted enforcement operation.
- AfghanEvac produced a certificate saying he served with U.S. special forces starting around 2005, but DHS said he provided no record and his humanitarian parole expired last August.
- During intake at an ICE Dallas field office, he complained of shortness of breath and chest pains; paramedics transported him to Dallas hospital, where staff noted tongue swelling and performed CPR before he died shortly after 9 a.m. Saturday.
- Community leaders said the death prompted widespread grief, with Rahmanullah Zazy saying, 'They're saying they took our community member alive to the detention center, and now we are getting the dead body,' and advocates demanding a full investigation.
- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement reports rising custody deaths and plans to expand detention to 92,600 beds amid scrutiny following November's Afghan evacuee shooting, with more than 70,000 detainees.
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An Afghan man, Mohammad Nazeer Paktyawa, who worked with the U.S. Army and was evacuated by U.S. authorities in 2021, following the departure of his troops from the country, died this weekend in a migrant detention center in Texas. Nazeer Paktyawal, 41, had an asylum application pending and resided in Richardson - a suburb of Dallas - along with his wife and six children. In his native Afghanistan, he worked with the U.S. Special Forces for more…
By Michael Williams An Afghan man who served alongside U.S. special forces and fled his home country after the Taliban seized power died during the weekend shortly after he was arrested by immigration authorities, according to his family and a defence group. Mohommad Nazeer Paktyawal died on Saturday, less than a day after he was arrested by the Immigration and Customs Control Service (ICE) outside his apartment in the Dallas area. His family sa…
Afghan man who worked with U.S. military dies after being taken into ICE custody in Texas
An Afghan immigrant whose family said had worked with U.S. forces in his home country died at a Texas hospital after having been detained by immigration authorities, according to officials.
An Afghan family father, who once worked with U.S. Special Forces in Afghanistan, died one day after his arrest by U.S. immigration authorities. The cause of death is still unclear.
Afghan who died in ICE custody worked with US forces in Afghanistan, advocacy group says
Mohommad Nazeer Paktyawal died March 14 after one day in custody, ICE said. By Laura Romero, Luke Barr, and Armando Garcia March 16, 2026, 11:44 AM An Afghan immigrant who died after being in immigration custody for one day worked alongside U.S. forces during the war in Afghanistan, according to an immigrant advocacy group. Mohommad Nazeer Paktyawal, 41, died last week at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Dallas, Texas. He i…
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