ICE shooting in New York leaves man wounded, sparks protests and calls to halt enforcement
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Federal immigration officers shot and wounded 28-year-old Oscar Belgal during an enforcement operation Thursday in New York City’s Marble Hill neighborhood while his five-year-old son was in the car, officials said. The child was unharmed.
New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said Belgal was pulling into a parking space when plainclothes federal officers approached with guns drawn. She said Belgal began moving the vehicle forward and at least one officer fired seven rounds, striking him near the neck. Belgal survived, received hospital treatment and was subsequently taken to an immigration detention facility, according to the BBC.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement official Marcos Charles gave a different account Friday, saying Belgal ignored orders to leave the car, struck two ICE vehicles and accelerated toward officers. Charles said officers fired because they believed lives were in danger. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said agents did not know the child was inside and maintained that they had identified themselves and activated body cameras. The footage has not been publicly released, and the number of officers who fired remains under investigation.
The Department of Homeland Security described the action as a targeted attempt to arrest a Dominican national with a criminal conviction. Lawyers representing Belgal told the BBC they had not yet been able to speak with him.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani called the shooting “unconscionable” and urged President Donald Trump to end ICE operations in the city. Protests followed near the scene, while Mullin said enforcement would continue.
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