ICE agents looked more like 'mass shooters' than law enforcement in NYC shooting: Mamdani

Key Points:

• New York City Mayor Mamdani condemned Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents for shooting Oscar Belgal, a man driving with his 5-year-old son in the car, comparing the incident to mass shootings and criticizing ICE's plainclothes tactics and lack of identifiable uniforms.
• Belgal was shot seven times by ICE agents near Marble Hill Ave., with a bullet still lodged in his neck while he remains in solitary confinement at MDC Brooklyn, reportedly in poor conditions without proper medical care or food.
• Despite Mamdani's calls to President Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin urging review of the footage, Mullin defended the agents, labeling Belgal a dangerous career criminal who evaded ICE and claimed he used his vehicle as a weapon.
• Surveillance videos show agents approaching Belgal's car with weapons drawn, but the actual shooting footage has not been released; Mamdani criticized ICE's law enforcement approach, contrasting it with NYPD protocols.
• Legal and human rights advocates highlight Belgal's urgent medical needs and question ICE's narrative, noting that over 70% of ICE detainees nationwide lack criminal records, challenging the portrayal of detainees as "the worst of the worst."