New York City’s illegal migrant sanctuary policies and Mayor Eric Adams are to blame after an off-duty U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer was shot in the face Saturday in the city, according to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.

“There’s absolutely zero reason that someone who is scum of the earth like this should be running loose on the streets of New York City,” Noem said in a news conference after visiting the victim in the hospital Monday.

“Make no mistake, this officer is in the hospital today, fighting for his life, because of the policies of the mayor of the city and the City Council and the people that were in charge of keeping the public safe refused to do so.”

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