Days after an off-duty U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent was shot in New York City, one of the two suspects appeared before a federal judge.

Two illegal immigrants were charged in the shooting of an off-duty U.S. Customs and Border Patrol officer in New York City, authorities announced on Thursday.

An off-duty US Customs and Border Protection officer was shot in a Manhattan park on Saturday following an apparent robbery gone wrong, New York City police and federal officials said.

The DOJ filing in Brooklyn federal court argued that the city’s policies limiting cooperation with federal immigration enforcement are unconstitutional.

The suspect in the July 7 shooting, identified as 27-year-old Ryan Louis Mosqueda, fired "many rounds" at the federal building that houses the U.S. Border Patrol office at the McAllen International Airport, according to McAllen Police Chief Victor Rodriguez.

One of the undocumented immigrants accused of shooting an off-duty Customs and Border Protection agent in Washington Heights faced a judge on federal charges.

Two undocumented immigrants have been federally charged in relation to the shooting of an off-duty CBP officer in Manhattan. The incident has reignited debate over NYC's sanctuary policies.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday sued New York City over its “sanctuary city” policies, arguing they are obstructing the government from enforcing immigration law and contributed to the recent shooting of an off-duty U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer.

The man accused of shooting a Suffolk County police officer appeared in court Friday, as the wounded officer was released from the hospital.