India, July 21 -- Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has blamed "sanctuary" policies after an illegal immigrant was accused of shooting a Customs and Border Protection officer in New York City during an attempted robbery over the weekend. Noem on Monday, July 21, visited the CBP officer who was shot.

The officer was allegedly hit in the face and forearm in Manhattan's Riverside Park Saturday night, July 19, when the suspect opened fire. Miguel Francisco Mora Nunez was later taken into custody. The suspect had previously been caught by Border Patrol in April 2023, Fox News reported.

"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," Noem told repo...