NYC mayor demands ICE end operations after agent shoots man

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 12 Oct, 16:19 · Archive

New York mayor Zohran Mamdani called for an investigation into an ICE agent's shooting of a man in the Bronx and demanded the agency cease operations in the city.

New York mayor Zohran Mamdani announced on Sunday that the city will launch an investigation into an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent's shooting of Oscar Belgal, 28, during an enforcement operation in the Bronx. Belgal was struck in the neck while in a vehicle with his five-year-old son, who was physically unharmed and left with family members.

Mamdani compared footage of the shooting to a mass shooting scene, saying the plainclothes agents were difficult to identify as law enforcement. "What you can see in that video – it feels like you're looking at a mass shooter as opposed to seeing someone who is reportedly representing a federal agency," he said. He also contended that ICE agents "view the law as a suggestion," noting that New York police department policy prohibits officers from firing at vehicles in most circumstances.

Mamdani called for ICE to cease operations in the city, saying it acts like a terrorist organisation. He said he spoke with President Donald Trump and homeland security secretary Markwayne Mullin on Thursday evening about the matter. The New York Post reports that Belgal has a criminal history including a 2023 grand larceny robbery conviction and an August 2025 arrest for allegedly selling fentanyl, cocaine and heroin, and had suspected ties to the Trinitarios street gang.

How it is being reported

• Mamdani says ICE agents who shot man in New York looked like ‘mass shooters’Mayor calls for end to agency’s operations in city after agents shot and wounded man with five-year-old in car The New York mayor, Zohran Mamdani , on Sunday compared US Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( ICE )’s recent shooting of a man in the Manhattan enclave of Marble Hill to a mass shooting scene – and called for an end to the agency’s operations in his city. Mamdani’s joined MS NOW’s Jacob Soboroff for his first media interview since ICE agents shot and wounded Oscar Belgal, 28, during an enforcement operation while he was in his car with his five-year-old child also inside.…Guardian World · 12 Oct, 16:03
• Mamdani threatens to probe ICE after NYC ‘illegal migrant’ shooting — as he compares agency to terrorists"Trusting ICE's word is a fool's errand. It's rinse and repeat. I am demanding ICE cease operations in the city immediately. It leaves New York less safe."New York Post · 11 Oct, 18:14

In this story: Zohran Mamdani · Oscar Belgal · Immigration and Customs Enforcement · New York · Donald Trump · Markwayne Mullin · Bronx

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