NYC: Border Patrol Agent Shot in Face by Illegal Migrant

An off-duty Border Patrol agent was shot in the face after being robbed by a moped-riding illegal immigrant in a New York City park — but he shot back and wounded his attacker, according to sources.

The suspect has been identified as Miguel Francisco Mora Nunez, a 21-year-old Dominican national with a lengthy rap sheet in New York as well as a deportation order, according to sources — but he was let go each time he was busted.

Mora entered the US illegally via the southern border under the Biden admin, the Department of Homeland Security said Sunday.

The 42-year-old federal agent and a female companion were sitting on a rock along the Hudson River in Fort Washington Park in Manhattan when they were ambushed by the two men on a moped around 11:50 p.m., according to police sources.

After a brief exchange and tussle, one of the moped-riding men fired a gun and hit the victim in the face and left forearm.

The agent then drew his own pistol and fired multiple shots at the perps, hitting the suspect.

He was struck and wounded three times by the return gunfire, sources said.

The alleged robber is currently in custody after walking into a Bronx hospital.

The federal agent is undergoing surgery, sources said. He is in stable condition, according to the DHS.

The second robber is still at large.

Sources said Moracrossed the U.S.-Mexico border in April 2023. He was released due to a lack of space at a border detention facility with a notice to later appear in front of a judge when he was caught crossing.

At the time of his arrest for the shooting, he was wanted on kidnapping and weapons charges out of Massachusetts, sources said.

He also had at least four arrests in New York City — where he was let go without bail each time, according to the sources.

Morawas was nabbed twice just days apart August 2024 for allegedly assaulting a pregnant woman and threatening to kill another migrant with a machete.

Then he was arrested for violating an order of protection in November 2024, and had another bench warrant out for his arrest issued in January, sources said.