I can’t stop thinking about Nurul Shah Alam, the disabled refugee who died after Border Patrol left him outside in the cold with no way to contact friends or family.

It took five days for him to die.

He was blind and didn’t speak English.

They took the pole he was using as a cane.

This man survived an actual genocide only to be killed by the incompetence and cruelty of the Trump regime.

Five days of wandering around lost, sick and disoriented.

It was all preventable.

They could have taken him home.

They could have called his family.

They could have refused to leave him for dead.

Say his name. Don’t ever forget what they did.

https://www.motherjones.com/mojo-wire/2026/02/shah-alam-buffalo-rohingya-blind-man-border-patrol/

#abolishice #dhs #immigration #refugee #uspol #fascism

Nurul Amin Shah Alam, Blind Rohingya refugee dumped by CBP, dies in cold

"They just left him."

Mother Jones
@broadwaybabyto But, outside where? How can someone wander around for 5 days without meeting someone? This story has holes.
@mcourcel
Motherjones article is confused af.
More details at https://www.commondreams.org/news/buffalo-border-patrol
tl;dr: in a freezing winter night, they left him outside of a closed coffee shop in Buffalo
@broadwaybabyto
Footage Contradicts DHS Claim That It Dropped Blind Rohingya Refugee at 'Safe Location' in Buffalo | Common Dreams

Surveillance footage contradicts DHS claim that Border Patrol agents dropped nearly blind Rohingya refugee Nurul Shah Alam at a "safe location." He was found dead days later. Why did they leave him at a closed Tim Hortons in freezing temperatures? Demand answers and justice for Shah Alam. #JusticeForShahAlam #EndImmigrationAbuse

Common Dreams
@fusselwurm @broadwaybabyto Thank you. Wow! I have no words!