Governor Kathy Hochul says she and other state officials are reviewing what options are available to hold accountable those who released a disabled Rohingya refugee alone at a closed coffee shop, rather than under safer circumstances.
On February 19, Nurul Amin Shah Alam had been released from Erie County custody upon the conclusion of a year-long trespassing case which ended with a guilty plea to misdemeanor counts. He was then taken into federal custody but Customs and Border Protection soon realized they did not have any legal reason to keep him.
Alam was dropped off at a Tim Hortons location off Niagara Street in Buffalo’s Black Rock section. The business had already been closed for the night, and Alam’s family was not made aware of his location. His body was discovered February 24 miles away on Perry Street…