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'They Kept Us Like Animals': Afghan Woman Deported to Africa by Government Officials Speaks Out

An Afghan asylum seeker deported from US immigration detention to the Central African Republic says she was mistreated in custody and is now living alone, ill and without legal status or work.

International Business Times UK · Sep 18

'Because of My Vote... He's Dead': Trump Voter Breaks Down After His Brother Dies in ICE Custody

Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody death in Texas: learn what the autopsy found, why Mohammad Nazeer Paktiawal's family rejects it, and what his brother is still waiting to be told.

International Business Times UK · Sep 4

Afghan Special Forces Veteran Died in ICE Custody After Officers Denied Him an Inhaler

The death certificate blames an adverse drug reaction and meth. His family calls that impossible.

Reason · Jul 7

An Afghan Ally Was Arrested by ICE. Less Than 24 Hours Later, He Was Dead.

ICE responded to Mohommad Nazeer Paktyawal's death by portraying him as a criminal.

Reason · Mar 25

ICE custody proves to be fatal in less than 24 hours for military veteran

"They took our community member alive to the detention center, and now we are getting the dead body."

We Got This Covered · Mar 17

Former Afghan Special Forces Soldier Who Helped US Military Dies Within 24 Hours of ICE Arrest in Texas

Mohammad Nazeer Paktyawal, an Afghan war veteran, died in ICE custody under mysterious circumstances. His family is seeking answers as the investigation continues.

International Business Times UK · Mar 17

Afghan man who worked with U.S. military dies after taken into ICE custody

Officials say 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

The Independent UK · Mar 16

Who was Mohammed Nazeer Paktyawal? Afghan father dies in ICE custody day after arrest in Texas

41-year-old Mohammed Nazeer Paktyawal, an Afghan father who worked with the US force in Afghanistan in 2021, died in ICE custody within a day after being arrested in North Texas. Paktyawal had been living in Texas since 2021 as his asylum application remained pending with the administration. He started working…

The Times of India · Mar 16

Afghan man with pending asylum case dies in ICE custody in Dallas

Mohommad Nazeer Paktyawal died Saturday morning at a Dallas hospital, one day after being taken into custody by ICE.

The Texas Tribune · Mar 15

Afghan who fought with US special forces dies in ICE custody as Trump on track for deadliest year of detention in more than two decades

Mohammad Nazeer Paktyawal served with U.S. forces in Afghanistan and legally evacuated the country, then died within a day of being taken into ICE custody, according to his family

The Independent UK · Mar 15