Refugee Killing of Nurul Amin Shah Alam's Death Ruled Homicide

Killing of Nurul Amin Shah Alam, a 56-year-old nearly blind refugee from Myanmar, was found dead in United States===Buffalo, New York, five days after U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents dropped him off at a closed Restaurant Brands International===Tim Hortons restaurant. The Erie County Medical Examiner's Office ruled his death a homicide, attributing it to complications from a perforated duodenal ulcer, precipitated by hypothermia and dehydration. This ruling, which signifies the death resulted from another person's actions or inaction, has sparked widespread outrage and calls for a criminal investigation into the Border Patrol agents' conduct. New York Governor Kathy Hochul and Attorney General Letitia James have both called for accountability, while the United States===United States Department of Homeland Security initially dismissed the story as a 'hoax'. Shah Alam, a member of the Rohingya ethnic minority, had recently been released from jail after a misunderstanding with police and was deemed ineligible for deportation by Border Patrol.