Video Evidence Challenges DHS's Claim of Safe Drop for Rohingya Refugee in Buffalo
TL;DR
Surveillance footage obtained by Investigative Post contradicts DHS’s claim that Border Patrol dropped Nurul Shah Alam, a nearly blind Rohingya refugee, at a warm, safe location after his jail release. The video shows a van arriving at a closed Tim Hortons in Buffalo after hours and Shah Alam, who could not access the shop, wandering the area for days before his death. DHS said officers offered a courtesy ride to a safe location, but critics say it amounted to abandonment. Refugees International and others are calling for a full probe into Border Patrol’s handling of Shah Alam and similar cases.
Topics:nationimmigration#immigration#new-york#rohingya#us-border-patrol#us-department-of-homeland-security
- Footage Contradicts DHS Claim That It Dropped Blind Rohingya Refugee at 'Safe Location' in Buffalo Common Dreams
- Nurul Amin Shah Alam: Nearly blind refugee found dead in New York days after immigration agents dropped him at a coffee shop alone, officials say CNN
- Blind refugee found dead in New York after released by immigration authorities BBC
- Border Patrol dumped a blind man at a Buffalo donut shop Investigative Post
- Congressman Kennedy calls for investigation after missing man found dead on Perry Street wivb.com
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