A family attorney claims Border Patrol left refugee Nurul Amin Shah Alam in a "hostile environment" before he died in the cold, with officials now demanding answers and accountability for his death, which was ruled a homicide.

Nurul Amin Shah Alam, 56, was a nearly blind Rohingya refugee from Rakhine state in Myanmar, family members said.

A blind refugee, Nurul Amin Shah Alam, was found dead in northern New York state days after being released from U.S. Customs and Border Protection custody, according to reports.

A nearly blind refugee from Myanmar missing since his release from a Buffalo jail into the custody of US Border Patrol has been found dead on a downtown street, according to city authorities on Wednesday. Police officers in the upstate New York city located the body of Nurul Amin Shah Alam, 56, on Tuesday evening, the Buffalo Police Department said. Shah Alam had been missing since February 19, when US Border Patrol agents dropped ‌him off at a coffee shop miles from his home following his...

US Border Patrol agents are under scrutiny after an arrested refugee, Nurul Amin Shah Alam, was reportedly left far from his home and later died from cold while attempting to return.

Investigation under way after man was dropped off five miles from home but family wasn’t notified, officials say A nearly blind Burmese refugee who was abandoned by border patrol agents has been found dead in Buffalo, New York, city officials confirmed. Nurul Amin Shah Alam, 56, had been missing since 19 February, when he was dropped off by border patrol following his release from Erie county holding center, according to the Investigative Post. Continue reading...