Overview
- Hernando Garcia-Morales, 40, is charged over the Jan. 7 rock thrown into a bus returning to Teaneck, which seriously injured an 8-year-old.
- State police arrested him Jan. 9 at a Palisades Park homeless encampment, and a judge ordered him held in Bergen County jail.
- DHS says it does not know when or where he entered the country but cites a criminal history dating to 2006 and arrests in 2023.
- ICE filed an arrest detainer, and DHS officials criticized New Jersey sanctuary policies they say prevented earlier removal.
- The child underwent surgery for an orbital fracture and is recovering at home, while investigators review links to other rock-throwing reports.