HARLEM, New York (WABC) -- An off-duty Customs and Border Protection officer who was shot in the face is recovering after an apparent botched robbery in Fort Washington Park on Saturday .

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced in a news conference Monday morning that a second suspect was in custody in connection to the incident near the George Washington Bridge.

Both suspects, Christhian Aybar-Berroa and Miguel Francisco Mora Nunez, are undocumented immigrants from the Dominican Republic, officials say.

Mayor Eric Adams said both men have lengthy criminal records and both men should have been deported months ago.

Video of the incident released by the Department of Homeland security shows two men on a moped approach the 42-year-old officer who was with a female companion.

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