DHS Requests Transfer of Bangladeshi Immigrant Accused of Murder

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has requested Florida officials to hand over a Bangladeshi immigrant accused of murdering his sister-in-law. After being deported under the Trump administration, the immigrant reentered the U.S. illegally and was released by the Biden administration.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has lodged a detainer against Akbor Miah, who used the alias Shahidul Islam, seeking his transfer into federal custody after state criminal proceedings conclude. DHS reported that Miah first entered the U.S. in 2016 during the Obama administration. ICE arrested him in February 2018, and a final removal order was issued later that year.

After his deportation to Bangladesh in January 2019, Miah illegally reentered the U.S., considered a federal felony. He was released by the Biden administration on March 19, 2022, according to officials.

Investigations reveal Monica Islam, found fatally shot in Lake County, Florida, in May 2025, was allegedly murdered by her brother-in-law, Miah. ICE filed a detainer for his transfer into federal custody for immigration enforcement following any criminal sentence.

Monica Islam disappeared after leaving a convenience store on May 2, 2025. She worked there with Miah, her brother-in-law. Hours later, she was discovered dead from a gunshot wound along a road in Mount Dora. Investigators found her DNA in Miah’s vehicle, with a bullet in the passenger-side door and shattered window evidence, as prosecutors mentioned.

Authorities claim Miah fled to New York post-killing, where U.S. Marshals arrested and extradited him to Florida. He now faces a first-degree murder charge. DHS Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis informed that Miah, charged with murder, attempted to evade justice by fleeing to New York, a sanctuary state. With the help of law enforcement partners, Miah has been arrested, and ICE ensures he will not be at large again.

A Lake County grand jury indicted Miah on premeditated first-degree murder, and prosecutors are pursuing the death penalty. State Attorney Bill Gladson stated investigators found suspicious internet searches conducted by Miah on the morning of the crime. Prosecutors allege he rented a vehicle and drove to New York after the shooting, eventually tracked by a combined effort of local, state, and federal law enforcement.