Pejman Karshenas Najafabadi, a 59-year-old Iranian man who had lived in the United States as a lawful permanent resident since 1991, died in ICE custody on March 1, 2026. He was pronounced dead at Merit Health Hospital in Natchez, Mississippi, following cardiac arrest, after receiving hospital care since February 20. He had a documented medical history including a prior cardiac arrest, heart inflammation, and MRSA, and had been held by ICE since April 2025 after being transferred between detention facilities in Louisiana.