Afghan asylum seeker dies in ICE custody, US advocacy group says

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An Afghan asylum seeker, Mohommad Nazeer Paktyawal, who previously worked with the US military in Afghanistan, died in ICE custody in Texas less than 24 hours after being detained, according to a US veteran-led advocacy group. He had been living with his wife and six children in a Dallas suburb while his asylum case was pending. The incident raises serious concerns about immigration enforcement and the treatment of individuals with US military service connections.

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 (ICE) 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 flat on Friday morning while...