"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."
"The arrest stemmed from an incident in which Shah Alam got lost while on a walk and ended up on the porch of a woman's home. He had been using a curtain rod as a walking stick, according to his attorney. The woman called the police, and when Shah Alam did not follow police commands to drop his curtain rod, they tasered and beat him, his attorney said."
"Border patrol agents then dropped him off at a Tim Hortons about five miles from his home. Neither his attorney nor his family were notified of his release. We are saddened to learn that our client, Nurul Amin Shah Alam, was found deceased last night in the City of Buffalo, the Legal Aid Bureau of Buffalo said in a statement."
Nurul Amin Shah Alam, a 56-year-old nearly blind Burmese refugee, was found dead in Buffalo, New York. He had been missing since February 19 after border patrol agents dropped him at a Tim Hortons location five miles from his home without notifying his family or attorney. Shah Alam had spent a year in Erie County holding center following his arrest by Buffalo police in 2025 on assault, trespassing, and weapon possession charges stemming from an incident where he became lost during a walk. He was using a curtain rod as a walking stick when police tasered and beat him. Homicide detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding his death. Shah Alam arrived in Buffalo in December 2024 and is survived by his wife and two sons.
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