Monica Islam
Coverage of Monica Islam in the Nexus archive.
- EXCLUSIVE: DHS seeks custody of illegal immigrant charged with murder after Trump deportation, Biden release
The Department of Homeland Security is requesting Florida officials to transfer custody of Akbor Miah, a Bangladeshi immigrant accused of murdering his sister-in-law, after he was deported during the first Trump administration, illegally reentered the U.S., and was released by the Biden administration. Miah faces a first-degree murder charge and a death penalty pursuit, with evidence linking him to the crime, including DNA and ballistic findings.
- Florida seeks death penalty for illegal alien in shooting death of sister-in-law
Florida State Attorney Bill Gladson announced the indictment of Bangladesh Shahidul Islam, 44, for allegedly killing his sister-in-law Monica Islam and fleeing to New York before being captured and returned to Florida. The state is seeking the death penalty against him.
- Prosecutors seeking death penalty for deported illegal alien indicted in murder of sister-in-law
Prosecutors in Florida are seeking the death penalty for Shahidul Islam, a deported Bangladeshi national indicted in the first-degree murder of his sister-in-law, Monica Islam, who was found dead with a gunshot wound after disappearing on May 2, 2025. Islam, who had been deported three times, fled to New York City after the killing and was later extradited to Lake County for prosecution.