Buffalo Police Department The U.S. Border Patrol shared false information about the abandonment of a nearly blind refugee who later died on the street. Nurul Amin Shah Alam, a Rohingya refugee from Myanmar, was left by Border Patrol agents outside a Tim Hortons outlet on the evening of Feb. 19 in Buffalo, New York, around five miles from his home. Shah Alam, who barely spoke English and relied on a walking stick to stay mobile, was found dead five days later . Border Patrol said Shah Alam “showed no signs of distress, mobility issues, or disabilities requiring special assistance” when agents left him outside the coffee shop, describing the Tim Hortons as “a warm, safe location near his last known address.” Read more at The Daily Beast.