The unlawful immigrant arrested for allegedly ambushing and capturing a Customs and Border Safety officer in New York Metropolis has been needed in Massachusetts for armed kidnapping and theft.
Miguel Francisco Mora Nunez is accused of capturing an off-duty CBP officer within the face and arm on Saturday night time whereas in Fort Washington Park underneath the George Washington Bridge.
Again in February, Leominster Police had issued a felony warrant for Nunez for armed kidnapping and theft with a firearm.
The reported theft was at a jewellery restore retailer Sam & Buddies, the place the store proprietor advised police {that a} suspect taped his wrists, ankles and mouth — and made him lay on the bottom. The store proprietor reported that about $50,000 price of knickknack was stolen, whereas Nunez was pointing a gun on the proprietor’s head.
Nunez “has a rap sheet that is a mile long,” DHS Secretary Kristi Noem stated throughout a press convention on Monday.
“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,” she added, blaming town’s sanctuary insurance policies for the officer’s accidents.
Nunez was needed on six fees for the Massachusetts incident earlier this 12 months: armed theft (firearm); armed kidnapping (firearm); assault with a harmful weapon (firearm); larceny over $1,200; larceny from an individual; and intimidation of a witness.
Now, Nunez is within the custody of NYPD following the weekend capturing.
“The Leominster Police Department extends its sincere wishes for a full and swift recovery to the injured CBP Officer,” Leominster Police stated in an announcement. “We also want to commend his bravery and courage under fire.”
A witness of the alleged NYC assault — believed to be an tried theft — advised police that she and the sufferer have been sitting on the rocks by the water when two folks on a scooter drove as much as them. The passenger bought off the again and approached them with a gun drawn.
The off-duty CBP officer responded by withdrawing his personal gun in self-defense, in response to DHS.
The CBP officer was shot in his proper arm and left cheek. The officer was reported to be in steady situation on the hospital.
“We will be lifting him up in prayer for his quick recovery and his healing from this terrible tragedy that has befallen him,” Noem stated.
UPDATE: footage exhibits two assailants, one an unlawful alien with felony fees, ambushing and capturing a @CBP officer yesterday in New York Metropolis. pic.twitter.com/m4BHRjhXpD
— Homeland Safety (@DHSgov) July 20, 2025
Nunez is from the Dominican Republic. He illegally entered the U.S. on April 4, 2023, in response to DHS.
Along with the allegations in Leominster, Nunez has a prolonged rap sheet.
NYPD arrested and charged him in October 2023 with felony grand larceny, petit larceny, and reckless driving. A 12 months later in October 2024, NYPD arrested and charged Nunez with second- and third-degree assault. Then a month later, NYPD arrested Nunez for felony contempt, and in January, he was once more attested for felony contempt.
After failing to indicate up for his immigration listening to, a decide issued Nunez a ultimate order of removing on Nov. 6, 2024.
“This violent criminal illegal alien had multiple run-ins with NYPD for assault and felony grand larceny before he ambushed and shot a CBP officer,” stated DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin. “The Biden Administration arrested this felony unlawful alien on the border and selected to launch him into our nation to terrorize Individuals.
“We are thankful that our brave law enforcement officer is in stable condition,” she added. “Sanctuary city politicians allowed this to happen. This suffering is a direct result of lawless sanctuary city policies. Under President Trump and Secretary Noem, DHS will flood the zone in sanctuary cities and remove these criminals one by one. We will not be deterred: if you break America’s laws we will hunt you down, arrest you, and deport you.”
