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First Trump-Term ICE Death: Allergy Fatality, Autopsy Withheld

7/7/2026

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Mohammad Nazeer Paktiawal’s death was the first ICE custody fatality in President Donald Trump’s second term deemed an accident.
He died at a Dallas hospital on March 14, 2026 after an allergic reaction in ICE custody.
Dallas County is withholding the autopsy report under a law-enforcement exception while a federal probe continues.
Senator Richard Blumenthal has asked the Department of Homeland Security to release the autopsy findings.

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Mohammad Nazeer Paktiawal’s death was the first ICE custody fatality in President Donald Trump’s second term deemed an accident.
He died at a Dallas hospital on March 14, 2026 after an allergic reaction in ICE custody.
Dallas County is withholding the autopsy report under a law-enforcement exception while a federal probe continues.
Senator Richard Blumenthal has asked the Department of Homeland Security to release the autopsy findings.