A former NYPD sergeant from Queens admitted he posed as an ICE official and threatened to deport an immigrant woman and her family in Queens after she rejected his romantic advances in 2025.
Atickul Islam, 29, of Ozone Park, pleaded guilty to false impersonation of an officer of the United States in Brooklyn federal court on Wednesday, Sept. 30. Islam was charged after he falsely claimed to be a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) official and directed the victim and her family to turn themselves in at an ICE office or face “legal action” and “enforcement measures.”
As part of his guilty plea, Islam was required to resign from the NYPD — which he did on Sept. 25 — and cannot apply to another position with the NYPD, or any law enforcement agency, at any time. When sentenced, Islam faces a maximum of three years in federal prison.
“Instead of upholding the law and serving members of his community, Atickul Islam used lies and the threat of deportation to take revenge on a woman in his personal life,” U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Joseph Nocella said. “We expect law enforcement officers of every rank to act with honesty and integrity. As demonstrated by today’s plea, our office will not tolerate an officer who would use the threat of federal law enforcement to carry out a personal vendetta.”…