Overview
- Federal filings allege Atickul Islam used the alias “John W. Anderson” while claiming to be an ICE field director.
- Prosecutors say he instructed a victim and the victim’s family to report to an ICE facility by April 15.
- U.S. Magistrate Judge Taryn Merkel oversaw the arraignment in the Eastern District of New York and ordered Islam’s release on recognizance.
- Defense counsel said the NYPD suspended Islam without pay and seized his badge and service weapon.
- Records list Islam’s assignment as Police Service Area 3 in Bushwick, while one court filing places the alleged conduct in Queens.