Two illegal immigrants charged in NYC shooting of off-duty CBP officer
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Authorities disclosed on Thursday that two undocumented individuals were indicted in connection with the shooting of an off-duty U.S. Customs and Border Patrol officer in New York City.

Miguel Francisco Mora Nunez and Cristian Aybar Berroa, both hailing from the Dominican Republic, were apprehended following the incident at Fort Washington Park on Saturday.

At 21 years old, Mora Nunez faces charges for “possession of ammunition by an illegal alien,” potentially leading to a 15-year prison term. Meanwhile, 22-year-old Aybar Berroa is charged as an accessory after the fact, which could result in a prison sentence of up to seven and a half years, as stated by Interim U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Jay Clayton, along with Ricky J. Patel, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office for Homeland Security Investigations.

“As alleged, these defendants entered

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Both suspects entered the U.S. illegally and are subject to orders of removal from the U.S. (Getty Images)

Multiple sources within U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement previously told Fox News that the pair are believed to be the same men caught on video in an armed robbery of a business in Leominster, Massachusetts, in February.

Aybar-Berroa also has a criminal history in New York City that includes arrests for second-degree reckless endangerment in May 2023 and fourth-degree felony grand larceny and petit larceny in March and April 2024, officials said.

The Department of Homeland Security said that after the April 2024 arrest and “despite an active ICE detainer, the New York City Department of Corrections released Berroa back onto NYC streets.”

He was also arrested by the New York City Police Department in February of this year for second-degree reckless endangerment, reckless driving and for driving without a license, according to DHS.

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Mora Nunez allegedly opened fire on a CBP officer in Fort Washington Park in Manhattan, striking the officer in the face and right arm. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

“On June 12, 2025, Berroa pled guilty to petit larceny at the Bronx County Supreme Court. This plea was made in consolidation of all his previous arrests, and he was conditionally discharged and allowed to roam the streets of NYC,” DHS previously said. “A judge ordered Berroa a final order of removal on January 3, 2023.”

“He was arrested eight times between March and April 2024 for grand larcenies and robberies involving a scooter in the Bronx,” NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said on Monday. “He’s also a suspect in at least four additional cases. He entered this country illegally through Texas in 2022.”

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