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Pejman Karshenas Najafabadi

Died after detention at Louisiana ICE Processing Center; pronounced dead in a Mississippi hospital.

Record ID
IB-047
Date of death
March 1, 2026
Outcome
Fatal
Location
Louisiana ICE Processing Center · Louisiana
Facility / incident site
Louisiana ICE Processing Center
Category
ICE custody death
Nationality
Iran

What happened

The American Immigration Lawyers Association registry identifies Merit Health Hospital in Natchez as the place of death; subsequent medical findings require verification.

Investigation & findings

ICE death reporting establishes the death. Medical, investigative, and legal conclusions are source-dependent; no misconduct finding is presumed.

Last reviewed: October 25, 2026

Sources & records

  1. Primary source
  2. Additional source
  3. Deaths and Health Care Issues in ICE Detention CentersKFF · 2026 · Research analysis
  4. Mortality in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement DetentionJAMA · 2026 · Peer reviewed analysis