Failed Border Patrol Procedures Lead to Death of Vulnerable Myanmar Refugee in Buffalo

In what can only be described as a disturbing example of systemic failure, U.S. Border Patrol agents abandoned Nurul Amin Shah Alam, a nearly blind refugee from Myanmar, at a Tim Hortons doughnut shop in Buffalo—an action that preceded his mysterious death just days later. This incident uncovers harsh realities about federal agencies shirking their duty to protect vulnerable individuals on American soil. Shah Alam, age 56, was detained on February 19 after release from county jail but was quickly deemed not subject to deportation and subsequently released by Border Patrol the same day. Yet instead of safely reuniting him...