DSA to Mamdani: Fire NYPD commissioner if ICE doesn't leave NYC

Key Points:

• The New York City chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is demanding Mayor Zohran Mamdani fire Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch following an ICE shooting and arrest of a 28-year-old man in Marble Hill, accusing the NYPD of collaborating with ICE and abusing protesters.
• The DSA labeled ICE a "terrorist agency" and called for its expulsion from NYC, criticizing Tisch for complicity and demanding her removal if she cannot stop these actions; however, the mayor's office stated there are no plans to remove Tisch.
• The incident involved ICE shooting Oscar Belgal while he was in a car with his young son, marking a significant escalation of ICE violence in NYC, with the NYPD accused of facilitating ICE's departure from the scene amid protests.
• Critics, including DSA co-chair Grace Mausser and Democratic congressional nominee Darializa Avila Chevalier, condemned Tisch's handling of the NYPD and called for the disbandment of the Strategic Response Group and Tisch’s resignation.
• Mayor Mamdani has defended the NYPD's actions and has not publicly commented since the incident, with conflicting reports about a proposed transfer of Belgal to NYPD custody after a phone call involving Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin and former President Donald Trump.