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.

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

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 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.

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.

One of the suspects shot the agent in the face and right arm before the officer drew his own pistol and opened fire, striking the gun-toting migrant in the leg and groin.

Two suspects were charged on Thursday in the shooting of an off-duty U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agent in New York City.

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem took dead aim at immigration policy in a Manhattan press conference about the shooting, which left the unidentified 42-year-old victim

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.