Zohran Mamdani has not issued a statement on the shooting of a Border Patrol officer. (Department of Homeland Security/Getty)
The officer, who was not in uniform, pulled out a gun to protect himself, and a shootout ensued.
The agent was hit in the face and forearm and transported to a hospital, where he is currently in stable condition. He is expected to survive.
Nunez was also injured during the shootout and was shot in the leg and groin, police said. He was dropped off at a hospital in the Bronx, according to authorities.
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Mamdani speaks during a press conference while campaigning outside a Subway station in New York City on April 1, 2025. (REUTERS/Brendan McDermid)
The mayoral hopeful announced on Sunday that he was headed to Uganda "in a personal capacity" to celebrate his marriage to his wife, Rama, with their family and friends.
"I do want to apologize to the haters, because I will be coming back," he said, adding he would return to New York City "by the end of the month."
Federal immigration authorities have faced an increase in public scrutiny from Democrats and left-wing activist groups, even getting toward the point of violence. Border Patrol was targeted in an ambush earlier this month at an annex facility in McAllen, Texas, in which a local police officer was hit in the leg, and two Border Patrol personnel were injured. The gunman was killed.
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In addition, twelve individuals are facing charges, including ten for attempted murder of federal officers, in an Independence Day attack outside the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas, intended to target ICE agents. A police officer was shot in the neck but is expected to recover, and cars were vandalized.
Overall, ICE agents have faced an 830% increase in assaults since this time last year as the Trump administration continues to ramp up deportation and immigration enforcement efforts, according to DHS.
"Rocks, Molotov cocktails, and even gunfire. Our brave ICE agents are facing attacks at a level never seen before in America—an 830% increase. Stand for the homeland. Stand for law and order. Stand with ICE," Homeland Security posted to X last week.
Fox News Digital reached out to DHS, ICE and CBP for comment but did not immediately hear back.
Fox News Digital's Bill Melugin contributed to this report.
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