Officials, Advocates Call for Accountability After Refugee's Death

Buffalo’s Rohingya Community Demands Accountability After Disabled Refugee Dies

It has been more than a month since the body of a disabled Rohingya refugee was found on a Buffalo, New York, street five days after his release from Customs and Border Protection (CBP) custody. Friends and family members, along with local immigrant communities and elected officials across the state, are demanding answers. The death of 56-year-old Nurul Amin Shah Alam has shaken Buffalo’s… Source

Officials, advocates call for accountability after refugee's death

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Elected officials and advocates are continuing to push for answers following the death of Nurul Alam last month. State assemblymember Jon Rivera joined immigration advocates outside of the Erie County Holding Center in downtown Buffalo on Monday. They called for the Erie County Legislature to hold a public hearing with the [...]

Buffalo’s Rohingya community demands answers in death of disabled refugee

Real journalists wrote and edited this (not AI)—independent, community-driven journalism survives because you back it. Donate to sustain Prism’s mission and the humans behind it. It has been more than a month since the body of a disabled Rohingya refugee was found on a Buffalo, New York, street five days after his release from Customs and Border Protection (CBP) custody. Friends and family members, along with local immigrant communities and elec…