BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — For the first time, WIVB News 4 is hearing from the family of Nurul Alam, the Rohingya refugee who was found dead in Buffalo days after he was released from custody by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Through many tears, the family of Alam spoke at length about Alam’s life and the impact he left behind. Alam’s wife did not wish to be on camera but spoke through a translator.
“I was just waiting and waiting,” said Fatimah, Alam’s wife. “I kept waiting and hoping that he would come back home, come back to me in one piece alive.”…