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Afghan Special Forces Veteran Died in ICE Custody After Officers Denied Him an Inhaler

The death certificate blames an adverse drug reaction and meth. His family calls that impossible.

Reason

Cause of death revealed after Afghan U.S. ally died in ICE custody during deportation case

A death certificate shows 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

The Independent UK

Afghan girl issues emotional appeal to Melania Trump after more than year and a half in US camp

IN FOCUS: Zahra, the daughter of an Afghan army officer who served US officials before the government collapsed in August 2021, says she and other residents of Camp As Sayliyah (CAS) in Qatar only want a ‘a chance for a brighter future’. Arpan Rai reports

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Afghanistan calls on Afghans who helped US in war and are now stuck in Qatar to return home

Afghanistan’s foreign ministry says Afghans who helped the U.S. war effort and are stuck in Qatar can safely return home

The Independent UK

The Trump Administration Might Send Afghan Refugees to Danger in Congo

About 1,100 Afghans currently stranded at a military base in Qatar could be relocated to the crisis-addled African country.

Reason

An Afghan Ally Was Arrested by ICE. Less Than 24 Hours Later, He Was Dead.

ICE responded to Mohommad Nazeer Paktyawal's death by portraying him as a criminal.

Reason

ICE custody proves to be fatal in less than 24 hours for military veteran

"They took our community member alive to the detention center, and now we are getting the dead body."

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Former Afghan Special Forces Soldier Who Helped US Military Dies Within 24 Hours of ICE Arrest in Texas

Mohammad Nazeer Paktyawal, an Afghan war veteran, died in ICE custody under mysterious circumstances. His family is seeking answers as the investigation continues.

International Business Times UK

Afghan man who worked with U.S. military dies after taken into ICE custody

Officials say an Afghan immigrant whose family said had worked with U.S. forces in his home country died at a Texas hospital after having been detained by immigration authorities

The Independent UK

Who was Mohammed Nazeer Paktyawal? Afghan father dies in ICE custody day after arrest in Texas

41-year-old Mohammed Nazeer Paktyawal, an Afghan father who worked with the US force in Afghanistan in 2021, died in ICE custody within a day after being arrested in North Texas. Paktyawal had been living in Texas since 2021 as his asylum application remained pending with the administration. He started working…

The Times of India

Afghan man with pending asylum case dies in ICE custody in Dallas

Mohommad Nazeer Paktyawal died Saturday morning at a Dallas hospital, one day after being taken into custody by ICE.

The Texas Tribune

Afghan who fought with US special forces dies in ICE custody as Trump on track for deadliest year of detention in more than two decades

Mohammad Nazeer Paktyawal served with U.S. forces in Afghanistan and legally evacuated the country, then died within a day of being taken into ICE custody, according to his family

The Independent UK

US halts all asylum decisions days after National Guard shot dead near White House

On top of the pause on all asylum decisions, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said his department paused 'visa issuance for ALL individuals traveling on Afghan passport'.

Euronews

US halts all asylum decisions as suspect in shooting of National Guard members faces murder charge

The Trump administration has halted all asylum decisions and paused issuing visas for people traveling on Afghan passports in the wake of a shooting that left one National Guard member dead and another in critical condition near the White House

The Independent UK

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The Latest: Trump wants to ‘permanently pause’ migration to the US from poorer countries

President Donald Trump says he wants to “permanently pause migration” from poorer nations and is promising to seek to expel millions of immigrants from the United States by revoking their legal status

The Independent UK

Refugee groups worry about backlash after shooting of National Guard soldiers in DC

People who work with refugees are worried about backlash after authorities say an Afghan national shot National Guard soldiers in Washington, D.C., this week

The Guardian - US

US veterans decry arrest of ex-army sergeant after Ice protest

Bajun Mavalwalla, an advocate for Afghans who supported US military in Afghanistan, faces up to six years in prison

Al Jazeera

US court briefly pauses Trump’s move to end protective status for Afghans

Appeals court blocks Trump administration from removing temporary protective status of nearly 12,000 Afghans.

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Here’s What’s Happening to the People ICE Arrests in Immigration Court

Many are fighting to keep their court cases open so that they can still request asylum.

The Independent UK

They helped the US fight the Taliban. Now Trump has left these Afghans stranded

Many are now stranded in Albania, Pakistan and Qatar

International Business Times

Trump Refugee Embargo Cancels Hope For Afghan Migrants

After working for years alongside the United States to combat the Taliban in Afghanistan, Zahra says she was just days from being evacuated to America when President Donald Trump suspended refugee admissions.

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US Refugee Program Suspension Leaves Afghan Allies In Limbo

President Trump's executive order suspending US refugee program impacts Afghan allies awaiting resettlement, prompting advocacy for their safety.

The Guardian - US

Trump refugee ban ‘strands Afghans endangered by US withdrawal’

More than 1,600 people eligible to resettle in the United States are waiting to flee Afghanistan and Pakistan, say advocates

The Independent UK

When the US left Kabul, these Americans tried to help Afghans left behind. It still haunts them

Three years ago, the U.S. military withdrew from Afghanistan when the last American plane departed Kabul

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