Investigative Post
Investigative Post • • nation
Key Points:
- Nurul Amin Shah Alam, a nearly blind Rohingya refugee from Burma, was found dead in Buffalo after Border Patrol agents dropped him off at a coffee shop far from his home without notifying his family or legal counsel.
- Shah Alam had been released on bail following a plea deal that cleared an immigration detainer, but Border Patrol left him at a Tim Hortons five miles from his residence despite his disabilities and lack of English proficiency.
- Authorities ruled Shah Alam’s death as health-related, not caused by exposure or homicide, but homicide detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding his release and subsequent death.
- Shah Alam was arrested after a confrontation with police during which he was Tasered and beaten, and he had been in custody since February 202
