Overview

• Miguel Francisco Mora Nunez and Christian Aybar-Berroa were arrested and charged in connection with the July 19 ambush of an off-duty Customs and Border Protection officer in Fort Washington Park.
• The CBP officer was struck in the face and forearm during the attempted robbery, returned fire, and is now in stable condition and expected to recover.
• Mora Nunez, a 21-year-old Dominican national, reentered the U.S. in April 2023 and was released despite an active deportation order and a Massachusetts kidnapping warrant.
• Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and President Trump have blamed New York’s sanctuary city policies and broader federal enforcement decisions for enabling the suspects’ release.
• The NYPD and federal authorities continue to probe the incident as they review detainer compliance and deportation processes.