US EditionNearly Blind Refugee Found Dead in Buffalo After Border Patrol Left Him
Nurul Amin Shah Alam, a 56-year-old nearly blind refugee, was found dead days after Border Patrol dropped him miles from home without notifying family, authorities said.
- City Hall spokesperson Ian Ott said Shah Alam, 56, was found dead on the first block of Perry Street shortly after 8:30 p.m. Tuesday and identified by the Erie County Medical Examiner.
- Per the Erie County Sheriff's Office, Shah Alam was released from the Erie County Holding Center on February 19, 2025, and U.S. Border Patrol took custody and dropped him at a Tim Hortons shortly after 8 p.m. on February 19, 2026.
- According to his attorney Benjamin Macaluso, Shah Alam, who is completely blind in one eye, faced assault, trespassing, and weapon charges after a Riverside incident last year and took a plea earlier this month.
- Erie County District Attorney Mike Keane said his office was unaware of the release until yesterday and will move to dismiss charges upon receiving the death certificate.
- A missing-persons case was opened Sunday, then briefly closed when Buffalo Police Department mistakenly believed Shah Alam was in ICE detention, and neither his family nor attorney Macaluso were notified.
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A nearly blind refugee from Myanmar missing since his release from a Buffalo jail into the custody of US Border Patrol has been found dead on a downtown street, according to city authorities on Wednesday. Police officers in the upstate New York city located the body of Nurul Amin Shah Alam, 56, on Tuesday evening, the Buffalo Police Department said. Shah Alam had been missing since February 19, when US Border Patrol agents dropped him off at a …
Blind Dad of 2 Is Found Dead After Being Released by Border Patrol and Left to Find His Way Home 5 Miles Away
Nurul Amin Shah Alam, a refugee from Burma who was visually impaired and spoke limited English, was found dead on Tuesday, Feb. 24 in Buffalo, N.Y. after he was dropped off at a coffee shop by Border Patrol agents.
Near-blind refugee found dead in Buffalo after release by US Border Patrol
A nearly blind refugee from Myanmar missing since his release from a Buffalo jail into the custody of U.S. Border Patrol has been found dead on a downtown street, city authorities said on Wednesday.
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