Mamdani says ICE agents who shot man in New York looked like ‘mass shooters’
Summary
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani criticized a recent ICE shooting in Marble Hill where a man was shot while his child was in the car. He compared the scene to a mass shooting and called for ICE’s removal from New York City.Key Facts
- ICE agents shot Oscar Belgal, 28, in the neck during an enforcement operation in Marble Hill, New York.
- Belgal’s five-year-old child was in the car but was unharmed and left with family members.
- Videos of the incident showed ICE agents in plainclothes, causing confusion among bystanders who thought it looked like a mass shooting.
- Mayor Mamdani said ICE agents acted as if the law was a suggestion and noted that unlike police, ICE agents did not wear uniforms or identifiable badges.
- Mamdani discussed the incident with President Trump and the Homeland Security Secretary but called for ICE to leave New York City.
- Oscar Belgal remains in custody and was taken to a new immigrant detention center in Brooklyn after hospital treatment.
- Since President Trump began his second term, immigration officers have shot at least two dozen people, including three US citizens who were killed.
- ICE arrests have reached record levels, shifting from high-profile raids to quieter enforcement in communities nationwide.
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