"He was arrested because on February 15, 2025, he was out for a walk in his neighborhood when he got lost and wandered onto a woman's porch, who called the police. He was using a curtain rod as a walking stick, which officers demanded he drop. When he didn't, they tased, beat, and arrested him."
"After picking him up at around 4:39 p.m. on February 19, the immigration goons realized they had no reason to hold him. His body was found five days later, four miles from the Tim Hortons where they allegedly dumped him off."
"He cannot use a phone. He doesn't know his address, he doesn't know phone numbers, he can't communicate, he can't see. And they just released him five miles from his home."
Nurul Amin Shah Alam, a Rohingya refugee who escaped genocide in Myanmar, died in Buffalo, New York after being released by Customs and Border Patrol agents. Despite surviving ethnic cleansing, he arrived in the U.S. nearly blind, unable to speak English, read, write, or use electronic devices. After being arrested for wandering onto a neighbor's porch while lost, he was held at Erie County Holding Center for over a year. Released on February 19, 2025, CBP agents dropped him off five miles from his home without notifying his family or lawyers. His body was found five days later. His lawyer emphasized his complete inability to communicate, navigate, or use phones, making his abandonment particularly dangerous.
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