New York AG Letitia James says Border Patrol account of migrant death in Buffalo ‘unreliable’

New York Attorney General Letitia James questioned the Border Patrol’s version of events that led up to the death of a migrant in the state late last month, calling it “unreliable” and saying there are too many unanswered questions.

Nurul Amin Shah Alam was found dead on a Buffalo street in sub-freezing temperatures, five days after the Border Patrol dropped him off at a coffee shop at night.

Customs and Border Protection, which oversees the Border Patrol, said it had picked him up from a local jail but determined he wasn’t deportable. Agents then gave Shah Alam a “courtesy ride” to the coffee shop based on the migrant’s request…

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