Blind Rohingya Refugee Abandoned by Border Patrol Found Dead in Buffalo

Nurul Amin Shah Alam, a 56-year-old Rohingya refugee from Burma who was nearly blind and spoke no English, was released from U.S. Border Patrol custody and dropped at a Tim Hortons coffee shop miles from his home without notification to his family or attorney. He went missing for nearly a week before being found dead on February 25. The Erie County Medical Examiner ruled the cause of death "health related in nature." Homicide detectives are investigating the circumstances of his release.