DHS boss rips Mamdani’s ‘dangerous’ words and ‘inciting hostility’ after Bronx ICE shooting: He ‘won’t even stand up for his own NYPD officers’

A shooting involving Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in the Marble Hill section of the Bronx, New York, has sparked a intense public dispute between Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. On October 8, 2026, ICE agents shot 28-year-old Oscar Belgal during an attempted arrest; Belgal's 5-year-old son was in the vehicle at the time. While federal officials state agents fired after Belgal used his car as a weapon to endanger officers, local leaders including Mamdani and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have condemned the agency's actions, calling for ICE to be abolished and demanding a halt to local enforcement operations. Following the incident, Secretary Mullin accused the mayor of 'political theater' and inciting hostility against federal law enforcement.

A shooting involving Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in the Marble Hill section of the Bronx, New York, has sparked a intense public dispute between Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. On October 8, 2026, ICE agents shot 28-year-old Oscar Belgal during an attempted arrest; Belgal's 5-year-old son was in the vehicle at the time. While federal officials state agents fired after Belgal used his car as a weapon to endanger officers, local leaders including Mamdani and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have condemned the agency's actions, calling for ICE to be abolished and demanding a halt to local enforcement operations. Following the incident, Secretary Mullin accused the mayor of 'political theater' and inciting hostility against federal law enforcement.