McNadoMDFeb 26

The US Border Patrol abandoned a man from SE Asia in the middle of a blizzard. He was blind. He was not near his home. They called nobody and told nobody.

If I discharged a blind person into a blizzard from my ER, I’d lose my license, my house, and my job.

Fuck these nazi goons.

Show threadChris Smart
@mcnado Whaaat? Link please... that's horrible!
Feb 26 at 1:52amWeb
Show threadgarlandFeb 26
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Nurul Amin Shah Alam was a Rohingya refugee from Burma. He had been granted refugee status by the US government. Blind and speaking no English, in February 2025 he accidentally wandered into a neighbor's yard. She called the police, who tasered him, beat him up, and arrested him. After being held in jail for over a year, he was finally released on bail after agreeing to plead guilty to trespassing and possessing a weapon (a curtain rod he used as a walking stick). 1/2

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Show threadCommon SparrowFeb 26

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https://www.investigativepost.org/2026/02/25/blind-refugee-abandoned-by-border-patrol-is-dead/

It happened in Buffalo NY. He was released on the opposite side of the city from his home neighborhood. He spoke little English, and was blind in one eye and almost blind in the other. His family tried for three days to locate him. They filed a missing person report, but it was called off when it was thought that he was still in custody. Border patrol just dumped him and washed their hands of him.

Blind refugee abandoned by Border Patrol dies in Buffalo.

A nearly blind refugee abandoned by Border Patrol miles from his home dies in Buffalo after having been missing for nearly a week.

Investigative Post
Show threadJeffandthekidFeb 26
@CommonSparrow @VE3RWJ @mcnado F.U.C.K.U.S.A.
Show threadMatthew VaughnFeb 26

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Very sad, and avoidable