FORT WORTH, Texas — Shiraz Fatehali Sachwani, a 48-year-old Pakistani national with a history of criminal arrests, died on December 6 at Texas Health Huguley Hospital. Sachwani, who had chronic health issues, was transported to the hospital on November 28 for low oxygen levels and tachycardia.
Sachwani entered the United States on November 30, 1996, as a nonimmigrant visitor but failed to leave by the required date of May 30, 1997. He evaded immigration authorities for nearly two decades until his arrest by U.S. Border Patrol on March 12, 2017, in Pembina, North Dakota, and subsequent transfer to ICE custody. An immigration judge ordered his release on August 1, 2017, but Sachwani absconded from proceedings and was ordered removed in absentia on July 1, 2019.
ICE encountered Sachwani again on June 27 at the Euless City Jail following his arrest on local charges and lodged an immigration detainer. He was transferred to ICE custody on June 28 and taken to the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas. ICE reports that in-custody deaths this past year average less than 1%, the lowest in its history, and emphasizes its commitment to providing comprehensive medical care to detainees…