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FIRST ON FOX: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is asking Florida officials to turn over a Bangladeshi illegal immigrant accused of murdering his sister-in-law after he was deported under the first Trump administration, illegally reentered the U.S. and was released by the Biden administration.
DHS told Digital that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has lodged a detainer against Akbor Miah, who allegedly used the alias Shahidul Islam, requesting he be transferred into federal custody after his state criminal proceedings conclude.
According to DHS, Miah first entered the U.S. in 2016 during the Obama administration. He was arrested by ICE in February 2018, and an immigration judge issued a final order of removal later that year.
However, after being deported to Bangladesh in January 2019, during the first Trump administration, Miah illegally reentered the U.S. — a federal felony — and was released into the country by the Biden administration on March 19, 2022, officials said.
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Monica Islam was found fatally shot in Lake County, Fla., in May 2025, according to investigators. Authorities have charged her brother-in-law with first-degree murder. (DOJ)
DHS said ICE filed a detainer requesting Florida officials transfer Miah into federal custody after his state criminal proceedings conclude so he can face immigration enforcement following any sentence imposed in the murder case.
According to authorities, Monica Islam disappeared after leaving the Eustis convenience store where she worked alongside Miah, her brother-in-law, on May 2, 2025. Hours later, she was found dead from a gunshot wound along a road in Mount Dora.
Investigators recovered Monica Islam’s DNA from Miah’s vehicle, along with a bullet lodged in the passenger-side door and evidence the passenger window had been shattered, prosecutors said.
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Akbor Miah, who authorities say also used the alias Shahidul Islam, was charged with first-degree murder in the death of his sister-in-law. ICE has filed a detainer requesting custody after his state criminal proceedings conclude. (DOJ)
Officials claim Miah fled to New York after the killing before he was arrested by the U.S. Marshals Service and extradited to Florida, where he faces a first-degree murder charge.
“This illegal alien from Bangladesh has been charged with murder after allegedly shooting his own sister-in-law in Florida,” DHS acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis told Digital.
“He then thought he could evade justice by fleeing to the sanctuary state of New York. Thanks to our law enforcement partners, this criminal illegal alien has been arrested and is off our streets. ICE has lodged a detainer so he can never be loose in our country again.”
Digital previously reported that a Lake County grand jury indicted Miah on a charge of premeditated first-degree murder and that prosecutors are seeking the death penalty.
State Attorney Bill Gladson said investigators uncovered evidence that Miah conducted numerous suspicious internet searches on the morning of the killing.
State Attorney Bill Gladson of the Fifth Judicial Circuit provides an update on the Lake County, Fla., killing during a news conference. (WOFL)
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Prosecutors also allege he rented a vehicle and drove to New York after the shooting before authorities tracked him down through a joint effort involving local, state and federal law enforcement agencies.
Digital’s Alexandra Koch contributed to this report.
