- Mohammad Nazeer Paktyawal, an Afghan man who served with U.S. forces and was legally evacuated to the U.S., died within a day of being arrested by federal immigration officers in Texas.
- Paktyawal, 41, contacted family from ICE custody to say he was unwell, before being admitted to hospital and dying the following day.
- His death is reportedly the 24th in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody this fiscal year, placing the administration on track for the deadliest year in over two decades.
- #AfghanEvac, an advocacy group, is demanding an independent investigation, highlighting Paktyawal's decade of service, his six children (one an American citizen), and his legal status.
- Concerns have been raised by immigration analysts and advocates regarding the increasing number of deaths in ICE custody and the Trump administration's policy of rapidly expanding arrests and detention.
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