Family Seeks Answers on Afghan Man’s Death in ICE Custody

Nazeer Paktyawal, a 41-year-old who fought alongside the U.S. military in Afghanistan, died in a Dallas ICE facility soon after his March arrest. More than a month later, his family still does not know what caused his death. Paktyawal had a pending asylum case at the time he was detained; he is the seventh person known to have died in ICE custody in 2026 at the time of his death and remains one of at least 17 such deaths this year.