Democrats condemn DHS over death of Rohingya refugee abandoned by border agents
Summary
Democratic lawmakers are asking the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to give records and help with an investigation into the death of Nurul Amin Shah Alam, a nearly blind Rohingya refugee. Shah Alam died after border agents left him outside a closed coffee shop in Buffalo on a cold night, and the Erie County medical examiner ruled his death a homicide.Key Facts
- Nurul Amin Shah Alam was a 56-year-old Rohingya refugee with limited eyesight and little English.
- On February 19, after release from holding, border agents took him and then left him outside a closed Tim Hortons in Buffalo.
- His family and lawyers were not told where he was left.
- Shah Alam was found dead five days later, about four miles from where agents left him.
- The medical examiner said he died from a perforated duodenal ulcer and hypothermia (cold exposure).
- The Erie County district attorney is still investigating how he died.
- DHS has not provided records or cooperated fully, despite requests from lawmakers and investigators.
- Lawmakers want a new law requiring authorities to inform family or lawyers before releasing detainees and say DHS should help the investigation.
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