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Nurul Amin Shah Alam was a Rohingya refugee from BurmaArticle in The Guardian
Nearly blind refugee abandoned by US border patrol found dead in Buffalo
Investigation under way after man was dropped off five miles from home but family wasn’t notified, officials say
the Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
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Nurul Amin Shah Alam was a Rohingya refugee from BurmaUS border patrol dropped him off in freezing weather in Buffalo NY 5 miles from his previous home and did not notify his family
His body was found yesterday.
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Nurul Amin Shah Alam was a Rohingya refugee from BurmaNurul Amin Shah Alam was a Rohingya refugee from Burma.
He had been granted refugee status by the US government.
Blind and speaking no English, in February 2025 he accidentally wandered into a neighbor's yard.
She called the police, who tasered him, beat him up, and arrested him.
After being held in jail for over a year, he was finally released on bail after agreeing to plead guilty to trespassing and possessing a weapon (a curtain rod he used as a walking stick).1/2
