Mohommad Nazeer Paktyawal was arrested by federal agents outside his apartment on Friday morning while taking his children to school, AfghanEvac president Shawn VanDiver said in a statement
Mohommad Nazeer Paktyawal was arrested by federal agents outside his apartment on Friday morning while taking his children to school, AfghanEvac president Shawn VanDiver said in a statement - An Afghan immigrant who previously worked with the US military in Afghanistan and later sought asylum in the United States died this weekend in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody less than 24 hours after being detained in Texas, a US veteran-led advocacy group said on Sunday.
Mohommad Nazeer Paktyawal, who was living in a Dallas suburb with his wife and six children while his asylum case remained pending, was arrested by federal agents outside his apartment on Friday morning while taking his children to school, AfghanEvac president Shawn VanDiver said in a statement.Paktyawal, 41, is at least the 12th person to die in ICE detention this year under US President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. Last year, 31 people died after being detained by ICE, a two-decade high. ICE has played a central role in Trump's policy of mass deportations. In a statement on Sunday, ICE said Paktyawal was eating breakfast when medical staff noted that his tongue had become swollen, prompting a medical response. He was declared dead only after multiple attempts at resuscitation, the agency said. The agency said it "is committed to ensuring that all those in custody reside in safe, secure, and humane environments." According to VanDiver, Paktyawal’s family was told that he was taken to a hospital in Dallas on the night of his arrest and was still alive the following morning, but died shortly after."It is highly unusual for an otherwise healthy 41-year-old man to die less than a day after being taken into government custody," VanDiver said. Paktyawal, a former Afghan special forces soldier who had worked alongside US Army Special Forces since 2005, was evacuated from Afghanistan with his family in 2021 when the United States withdrew its forces after a war lasting twoPaktyawal had worked in the Dallas area at an Afghan halal market and was the primary provider for his family, including an 18-month-old infant, VanDiver said. He had been living in Richardson, Texas, VanDiver said.levels during Trump's immigration crackdown. ICE had some 68,000 people in custody as of early February. More than 70,000 Afghans entered the United States under Democratic former President Joe Biden's Operation Allies Welcome initiative following the Taliban takeover of Kabul in 2021, according to theprotected status previously granted by the US government for humanitarian reasons to some 14,600 Afghans, opening them up to deportation.Trump demands others help secure Strait of Hormuz, Japan and Australia say no plans to send shipsGovt hikes kerosene price by Rs39.20 per litre
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