Noem Blames NYC Sanctuary City Policy for Border Patrol Officer Shooting
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, JUL 21 – The suspect had a criminal record and was released under Biden administration catch-and-release policies despite active warrants, sparking criticism of sanctuary city and bail reform laws.
- On July 19 at approximately 11:51 PM ET, an off-duty U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer was shot in the face and arm in Fort Washington Park under the George Washington Bridge, as reported by the Department of Homeland Security.
- Amid Biden-era immigration policies, Mora Nunez was released into the U.S. interior due to catch-and-release rules, DHS reported.
- Amid an exchange of gunfire, the agent wounded one suspect and both suspects were later arrested.
- Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said `This didn’t have to happen`, while Mayor Eric Adams blamed bail reform laws for repeat offenders.
- Amid rising assaults on ICE agents, Noem pledged additional Border Patrol agents, officers, and equipment in New York City, and DHS reported an 830% rise in assaults on ICE agents.
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Trump Sending More Immigration Agents to NYC After Shooting
The Trump administration will send additional immigration agents to New York, blaming the city’s sanctuary policies for a shooting by an undocumented migrant that left an off-duty federal customs officer seriously wounded.
Trump, Noem blame NYC border patrol agent shooting on sanctuary city policy, bail reform
NEW YORK — President Donald Trump and his administration Monday sought to use the shooting of an off-duty Customs and Border Patrol agent in a Washington Heights park to bolster his hard-line stance on crime and immigration.
'Flood the zone': 2nd suspect arrested in attack on Border Patrol agent has something in common with alleged shooter * WorldNetDaily * by Joe Kovacs
'There's absolutely zero reason that someone who is scum of the earth like this should be running loose on the streets of New York City'

Agent stable, New York City mayor says hostile immigrants warrant action
(The Center Square) – New York City Mayor Eric Adams is calling for violent migrants in the city to be dealt with “quickly and swiftly” following Saturday’s shooting of an off-duty border patrol agent by an “illegal alien” with a…
Trump, Noem blame border patrol agent shooting on sanctuary city policy, bail reform
President Trump and his administration Monday sought to use the shooting of an off-duty Customs and Border Patrol agent in a Washington Heights park to bolster his hardline stance on crime and immigration. As officials charged Miguel Mora Nunez, 21, an undocumented Dominican immigrant with a long rap sheet, Trump blamed the botched robbery on what he called New York’s bail reform laws. He denounced “cashless bail” and blamed the practice for set…

DHS officials blame 'sanctuary' city policies for shooting of ICE agent
(The Center Square) – A weekend attack on an off-duty New York Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent would never have happened if not for the Biden administration’s harmful border policies and local policies protecting illegal aliens, said Department of Homeland…
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