Chicago-Area Man, 61, Dies After Deportation Flight to Pakistan, Family Attorney Says

A 61-year-old Morton Grove man who had no criminal record and chronic conditions including diabetes, high blood pressure and sleep apnea, died after being deported to Pakistan, according to his attorney, Hashim Siddique. ICE arrested him in June over an expired visa, and his family had hired Siddique to expedite his deportation because they feared his health would decline in custody. The family learned of his death on August 3 after a three-day search, and people on the flight allege he collapsed on the tarmac after landing; no cause of death has been established. ICE said he was “medically cleared for travel” and received his scheduled medication on the flight, and called any claims of neglect or mistreatment “categorically FALSE.”