Mamdani demands Trump release illegal immigrant shot by ICE agent as protests erupt in the Bronx

On Thursday afternoon in the Marble Hill section of the Bronx, an ICE agent shot and wounded a 28-year-old man from the Dominican Republic during a targeted immigration operation. The individual, identified as Oscar Belgal, was struck in the neck while in a vehicle that also contained a five-year-old boy. Following the shooting, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Governor Kathy Hochul condemned the agency's actions, with Mamdani unsuccessfully negotiating with President Trump for the man's release. Protests erupted outside the hospital where the man was treated before he was moved to an undisclosed location by ICE. The Department of Homeland Security defended the operation, citing the individual's criminal history and gang ties, while local officials emphasized the danger posed by federal operations in residential areas.

On Thursday afternoon in the Marble Hill section of the Bronx, an ICE agent shot and wounded a 28-year-old man from the Dominican Republic during a targeted immigration operation. The individual, identified as Oscar Belgal, was struck in the neck while in a vehicle that also contained a five-year-old boy. Following the shooting, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Governor Kathy Hochul condemned the agency's actions, with Mamdani unsuccessfully negotiating with President Trump for the man's release. Protests erupted outside the hospital where the man was treated before he was moved to an undisclosed location by ICE. The Department of Homeland Security defended the operation, citing the individual's criminal history and gang ties, while local officials emphasized the danger posed by federal operations in residential areas.