Death of near-blind Myanmar refugee, left by U.S. Border Patrol, ruled a homicide

Death of near-blind refugee — left at closed Tim Hortons by U.S. Border Patrol — ruled a homicide

The death of a nearly blind refugee from Myanmar who was found on a Buffalo, N.Y., street in February — five days after U.S. Border Patrol agents left him outside a Tim Hortons — has been ruled a homicide.

Refugee’s death after release by US immigration authorities ruled homicide

The death in the US of "nearly blind" refugee Nurul Amin Shah Alam, who was found outdoors in freezing temperatures days after his release from federal immigration custody, has been ruled a homicide in New York state.

By Abubakar Ibrahim