DHS Secretary Noem Slams Sanctuary Cities Following Shooting of Off-Duty CPB Officer

Abigail Johnson / Townhall Tipsheet 

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem took time on Monday to visit the off-duty Customs and Border Protection officer who was shot in New York City during an attempted robbery. Noem held a press conference later that day blaming sanctuary cities as complicit in the shooting of this officer. 

"Make no mistake," said Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem. "This officer is in the hospital today fighting for his life because of the policies of the mayor of this city, the city council, and the people who were in charge of keeping the public safe." 

One of the two suspects has been identified as Dominican national Miguel Francisco Mora Nunez, who was released into the United States during the Biden administration, according to the Department of Homeland Security. 

"Miguel Francisco Moran Nunez has a rap sheet that....Read more and see videos here.