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Death of near-blind refugee in New York ruled a homicide
The medical examiner said hypothermia and dehydration contributed to the death, while Erie County officials ruled it a homicide.
- Nurul Amin Shah Alam, a nearly blind refugee from Myanmar who was missing since his release from jail into U.S. Border Patrol custody, was found dead in freezing cold weather in Buffalo, New York in February.
- Local officials in upstate New York ruled Shah Alam's death as a homicide, with the cause being complications of a perforated duodenal ulcer precipitated by hypothermia and dehydration.
- New York Attorney General Letitia James said her office would review the circumstances leading to Shah Alam's death, stating that he "fled genocide to build a life in this country" but "was abandoned and left to suffer alone in his final hours.
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Death of refugee left at Buffalo doughnut shop by Border Patrol is ruled a homicide
The death of a nearly blind refugee from Myanmar who was found on a Buffalo street in February — five days after Border Patrol agents left him at a doughnut shop — has been ruled a homicide, authorities said Wednesday.
Death of a nearly blind refugee left at a Buffalo doughnut shop by Border Patrol is ruled a homicide
The death of a nearly blind refugee from Myanmar who was found on a Buffalo street in February — five days after Border Patrol agents left him at a doughnut shop — has been ruled a homicide, authorities said Wednesday.
Democrats demand ICE limits as Buffalo refugee's death ruled a homicide
Democratic state lawmakers and advocates rallied at the Capitol to demand the passage of the New York for All Act, which would provide legal protections and funding for immigrant New Yorkers facing federal deportation efforts, and to condemn the narrative that New York is shielding dangerous criminals.
Death of Nearly Blind Man CBP Released in Winter Was Homicide—Authorities
The death of Nurul Amin Shah Alam, a 56-year-old nearly blind refugee from Myanmar who was allegedly left at a doughnut shop by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents in February, has been ruled a homicide, according to authorities. The Erie County Medical Examiner’s Office said his death…
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