ICE agents shoot man in Upper Manhattan on Thursday

Key Points:

• Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents shot and wounded Oscar Belgal, an undocumented immigrant with a criminal history and gang ties, during an attempted arrest in the Bronx; a five-year-old child in Belgal’s car was unharmed.
• Belgal, linked to the Trinitarios gang and with prior arrests for robbery and drugs, allegedly rammed ICE vehicles before agents fired at least five shots, injuring him in the neck; he is hospitalized in stable condition.
• The NYPD was not involved in the shooting but assisted with crowd control as protests erupted at the hospital where Belgal is being treated; New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani condemned the ICE operation and called for an end to ICE enforcement in the city.
• The Department of Homeland Security criticized New York’s sanctuary policies for releasing Belgal after a prior arrest, asserting such policies endanger public safety and complicate federal law enforcement efforts.
• The FBI and Homeland Security Investigations are assisting with the ongoing investigation into the incident, which follows other controversial ICE enforcement actions nationwide.