NEW ORLEANS, July 17 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release:

After the alleged murder, the suspect tried to evade justice by fleeing to the sanctuary state of New York

WASHINGTON - The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released the following statement after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lodged a detainer asking Florida officials to not release an illegal alien who has been charged with murdering his sister-in-law.

According to local reporting, the killing took place in May 2025 in Lake County. The body of Monica Islam was found along a road in Mount Dora, dead of a gunshot wound. She had been killed sometime after leaving a convenience store in Eustis where she wor...