Afghan national who fought with U.S. forces died of allergic reaction in ICE custody

[littlemissmartypants]

Source: AP/NBC NEWS

An Afghan national who fought alongside U.S. forces died from an allergic reaction while in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, one day after he was detained for deportation proceedings, his death certificate shows.

Mohammad Nazeer Paktiawal, 41, suffered “an adverse drug reaction” to an unidentified substance, which triggered anaphylaxis and exacerbated his asthma, according to the document. His March 14 death at a Dallas hospital was ruled to be an accident.

Paktiawal’s sudden death in ICE custody has drawn outrage because he had risked his life fighting as an ally of U.S. Special Forces in Afghanistan for a decade.

Out of more than 50 ICE detention deaths during President Donald Trump’s second term, Paktiawal’s is the first to be ruled an accident, according to tracking by The Associated Press. Most of the others have been blamed on natural causes or suicide.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/afghan-national-died-ice-custody-allergic-reaction-rcna353290

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July 7, 2026, 8:17 AM EDT / Source: The Associated Press
By The Associated Press

Paktiawal, 41, was a father of six.

[Prairie Gates]

1. Reminder: Anne Frank died of typhus

Just sayin'.

[Leghorn21]

2. When I finally go stark screaming insane and irretrievably GONE it will be because of

what this country has done to innocent people like Mr Paktiawal 🕯️

My powerless rage is surely taking a toll
Ah well, not as big a toll as Mr Paktiawal paid
Shame shame shame shame

[surfered]

3. This is just criminal. Trust in the US Will be difficult to regain.

[moniss]

4. I would want an independent

autopsy. Remember the times that people have died in custody and people claimed they "fell" or things like that when in fact they were beaten and strangled. The last people I trust are people who jail people and also the workers who support the system like Medical Examiners etc.