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US Border Patrol Chief Mike Banks Resigns Amid Shake-Up
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US Border Patrol Chief Mike Banks Resigns Amid Shake-Up

Mike Banks, the chief of the U.S. Border Patrol, has resigned from his position, adding to a series of turnovers among immigration officials in the Trump administration. His departure was described as unexpected and, in some reports, linked to sex allegations.

Nearly blind refugee abandoned by US border patrol found dead in Buffalo
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Nearly blind refugee abandoned by US border patrol found dead in Buffalo

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...

Near-blind Rohingya refugee found dead after US border agents release him out in cold
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Near-blind Rohingya refugee found dead after US border agents release him out in cold

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...