Suspect was nabbed twice just days apart in August 2024 for allegedly assaulting a pregnant woman and threatening to kill another migrant with a machete
An off-duty U.S. Border Patrol agent is hospitalized after being shot in the face Saturday night by an illegal alien with a deportation order who re-entered the U.S. during Joe Biden’s presidential term.
The Department of Homeland Security released video of the suspected robbery that turned into an exchange of gunfire. One of the alleged perpetrators, Miguel Francisco Mora Nunez of the Dominican Republic, was reportedly wounded.
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
DHS explained: “On the evening of July 19, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection @CBP officer was shot in what looks like an attempted robbery.
“The officer, who was off duty at the time, is currently in the hospital in stable condition. One of the alleged perpetrators was an illegal alien with prior arrests for felony 2nd and 3rd degree assault and an order of deportation.
“The New York Police Department is currently investigating the incident.”
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem indicated: “Suspect Miguel Francisco Mora Nunez is a national and citizen of the Dominican Republic.
