Ambush in NYC Park: Off-duty CBP Officer Shot in Face by Illegal Alien in Botched Robbery

As violence against ICE agents surges 830%, the shooting of a Border Patrol officer by an illegal alien exposes critical vulnerabilities in U.S. border and immigration strategies, demanding urgent reform.

New York City’s Fort Washington Park became the scene of a harrowing ambush late Saturday, where an off-duty U.S. Border Patrol officer was shot in the face and arm by Miguel Francisco Mora Nunez, a Dominican national previously released under Biden’s border policies.

The 42-year-old officer, critically injured, was rushed to Harlem Hospital.

Authorities arrested Nunez, who re-entered the U.S. illegally in 2023, highlighting a disturbing trend as ICE agents now face an 830% surge in assaults, highlighting the perilous intersection of lax immigration enforcement and public safety.

This incident, occurring amidst heightened scrutiny of border security, reignites debates on policy failures and their deadly consequences for law enforcement and communities alike.

Suspect Miguel Francisco Mora Nunez is a national and citizen of the Dominican Republic.

RE ENTERED and RELEASED under Biden— on April 4, 2023 the United States Border Patrol apprehended him at/near San Luis, AZ. https://t.co/R244xG3gK9

— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) July 20, 2025

NBC: Off-duty Border Patrol officer shot in face at NYC park; person in custody