An Afghan man who had helped the American military in Afghanistan and was currently living in Texas died on Saturday, a day after being taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
ICE said in a Sunday news release that Mohammad Nazeer Paktiawal’s death is under active investigation. His case brings the number of in-custody ICE deaths in Texas to at least seven since December.
At about 7 a.m. on Friday, eight masked agents detained Paktiawal when the 41-year-old was taking his kids to school, said Shawn VanDiver, president of the organization AfghanEvac. Paktiawal and his family lived in Richardson, outside of Dallas, while his asylum claim with the government remained pending…