Afghan asylum seeker who fought alongside US dies in ICE custody

Advocacy groups are demanding answers after an Afghan asylum seeker died in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody shortly after being detained. The 41-year-old man, who had worked with US forces in Afghanistan, was taken into custody in Texas and passed away less than 24 hours later in the hospital. His family described him as a loving husband and father of six children.ICE labeled him a “criminal illegal alien” but advocates argue that he was never charged or convicted. The incident has raised concerns about the treatment of immigration detainees in the US, especially as enforcement has increased under the Trump administration’s hardline policies towards refugees and asylum seekers.

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