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Afghan asylum-seeker Mohammad Nazeer Paktyawal died in ICE custody in Texas days after being detained while taking his children to school.
Afghan asylum-seeker Mohammad Nazeer Paktyawal, a 41-year-old former Afghan special forces soldier who worked with U.S. military forces since 2005 and was evacuated in 2021, died in ICE custody in Texas less than a day after being detained while taking his children to school.
He was arrested Friday morning in Richardson, Texas, hospitalized that evening, and died Saturday night; the cause remains unknown.
Advocacy group AfghanEvac called the death unusual given his apparent good health and is demanding a transparent investigation.
His death marks at least the 12th in ICE custody in 2026 under President Trump’s expanded immigration enforcement policies, which have led to record detention levels.
El solicitante de asilo afgano Mohammad Nazeer Paktyawal murió en custodia de ICE en Texas días después de haber sido detenido mientras llevaba a sus hijos a la escuela.