Venezuelan Migrant Charged with Attempted Murder for Shooting Two NYPD Officers

An undocumented migrant from Venezuela, Bernardo Raul Castro-Mata, accused of shooting two NYPD officers in Queens, had his immigration case dismissed by a judge last month. The officers were treated and released from the hospital. Castro-Mata, who entered the US illegally last July, remains in custody with an immigration detainer lodged against him. The incident highlights ongoing issues with undocumented migrants in New York City, where over 200,000 have arrived since spring 2022.