Two men charged in connection with the July shooting of an off-duty customs and border protection agent pleaded not guilty to various crimes in Manhattan Supreme Criminal Court on Wednesday.
A state grand jury indicted Miguel Francisco Mora Nunez, 21, and Christhian Aybar-Berroa, 22, on charges of assault, robbery and weapons possession earlier this month. Prosecutors also accused Mora Nunez of attempted murder. The two face additional charges in federal court.
Mora Nunez and Aybar-Berroa both immigrated unlawfully from the Dominican Republic, according to federal charging papers. Their immigration status sparked criticism from President Donald Trump’s administration about New York’s sanctuary city policies. Days after the shooting, the Department of Justice sued Mayor Eric Adams and other city officials, accusing them of “intentional sabotage of federal immigration enforcement.”…