The Department of Homeland Security has identified two migrants released at the border under President Biden’s policies as having committed serious crimes, including first-degree murder and aggravated assault.
Akbor Miah, a Bangladeshi national, was charged with the murder of his sister-in-law, Monica Islam. She was found dead in Eustis, Florida, after leaving a convenience store where she worked with Miah, who used the alias Shahidul Islam. Detectives discovered DNA evidence and a bullet in Miah’s vehicle.
Miah fled to New York but was arrested by U.S. Marshals on May 6. He has since been extradited to Florida and charged with first-degree murder. Immigration and Customs Enforcement had previously lodged a detainer requesting his surrender to ICE after he faced justice.
According to DHS, Miah entered the United States in 2016 under the Obama administration, was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in February 2018, and received a deportation order in November of that year. He was deported by the Trump administration in January 2019 but re-entered the country in March 2022 following standing orders from President Biden and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
The second incident involved Diego Moreno-Espinoza, a Mexican national who shot a 12-year-old girl in Wichita, Kansas. Police report that Moreno-Espinoza assembled a handgun on July 3, 2024, after disassembling it the previous night and fired when he intended to drink. He claimed he did not point the gun at anyone but admitted he was unaware of its loaded condition.
Moreno-Espinoza, who is charged with aggravated assault, entered the United States in Arizona in 2024. DHS stated that immigration authorities released him under standing orders from President Biden and Secretary Mayorkas without questioning his eligibility.
Additionally, Moreno-Espinoza should face charges for illegal possession of a firearm, as federal law prohibits aliens from owning or possessing firearms. Under U.S. Code 8:1227, any alien convicted of such an offense is deportable.
DHS has noted that these incidents are part of a pattern emerging since the administration began releasing migrants at the border without proper oversight.
