Homicide Ruling in Death of Rohingya Man Abandoned by Border Patrol in Freezing Cold

A Rohingya refugee left stranded by U.S. Border Patrol in sub-zero temperatures near Buffalo, New York, has been ruled a victim of homicide. Nurul Shah Alam, 56, died from complications of a perforated duodenal ulcer, exacerbated by hypothermia and dehydration, according to the Erie County medical examiner. His body was discovered on February 24, nearly a week after his release from detention, just four miles from where authorities had dropped him without adequate clothing or notifying his famil