Noem, Homan vow ICE agent surge in NYC, slam Mayor Adams after off-duty Border Patrol shot in Manhattan park

By Dean Moses

Posted on July 21, 2025

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Border Czar Tom Homan pledged on Monday to flood the Big Apple with ICE and Border Patrol agents while taking aim at Mayor Eric Adams, despite his friendly relationship with the Trump administration, over the weekend shooting of an off-duty Border Patrol agent at a Manhattan park.

The remarks came days after the shooting at Fort Washington Park in Upper Manhattan late on July 19 in what police officials say was an attempted robbery. The agent had been shot in the face and can only communicate now through hand gestures, Noem noted.

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Noem, Homan vow ICE agent surge in NYC, slam Mayor Adams after off-duty Border Patrol shot in Manhattan park

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