Blind Refugee Found Dead After Border Patrol Left Him Miles From Home
A blind Rohingya refugee, Nurul Amin Shah Alam, died on a Buffalo street in sub-zero temperatures after being released by US Border Patrol. Despite his vulnerability and limited English, agents left him at a coffee shop approximately 8km from his family’s last known address, failing to contact them or his lawyer. The circumstances surrounding his death, occurring days after his release and following a prior arrest by Buffalo Police where he was tasered, have been met with strong condemnation from city officials, who are calling for accountability from Customs and Border Protection.
John Q. Hosedrinker