ICE shooting live updates: Hundreds of anti-ICE protesters gather in NYC

Bronx DA: Office will conduct a 'thorough investigation'

Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark said on Friday that her office was investigating the ICE-involved shooting in Marble Hill.

"My Office is working to establish facts and determine the appropriate course of action," Clark wrote in a statement posted to X. "We will continue to conduct a thorough investigation where our process is guided by the evidence and the law."

"Stop the raids, stop the deportations," protesters chant

Thousands of angry but peaceful protesters poured out of Foley Square on Friday evening, with NYPD officers following closely but respectfully.

The crowd moved west on narrows Worth Street, chanting, “Stop the raids, stop the deportations.” The chants seemed noticeably louder as they bounced off the buildings.

Protesters headed north on Church Street, then north on 6th Avenue. The avenue is blocked off to traffic.

Some onlookers applauded the protesters and took photos and video.

Trump headed to Syracuse for Blakeman campaign event

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump departed the White House for a Friday evening rally in Syracuse without touching on Thursday's ICE shooting in New York City. Instead, he touted his VIP guests for the trip — ex-boxer Mike Tyson and New York Yankees president Randy Levine.

Trump said he was heading to New York to campaign for Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, the Republican looking to unseat Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul.

“We're fighting for a great gentleman, Bruce Blakeman, he and a couple of congressmen, and we think we have a chance at the Congress too... And we'll have a good time," Trump said.

Anti-ICE protesters gather in Foley Square

Hundreds of anti-ICE protesters have gathered in Manhattan's Foley Square on Friday evening, a day after a man was shot and wounded by at least one federal agent.

“We want justice, we want peace, we want ICE off our streets,” they chanted.

Helicopters flew overhead and the NYPD had dozens of officers stationed around the perimeter.

Organizations represented at the protest include the New York Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU, the New York Immigration Coalition, Rise and Resist and Make the Road New York.

Isabel Nino-Rada of Make the Road called on the NYPD to protect New York residents from ICE agents.

NYPD releases new surveillance video

The NYPD on Friday released surveillance video that shows men, with guns drawn, running up to an SUV as the driver backs up. One of the men punches the driver's side window as the SUV drives away.

The video does not show the shooting itself or the vehicle striking any ICE agent. Another angle shows other men running towards the scene after the shooting.

Blakeman points finger at Hochul for shooting

Bruce Blakeman, who is running for governor, blamed Gov. Kathy Hochul and the state's immigration policies when asked about reaction on Thursday's shooting.

"It only happened because of Kathy Hochul's sanctuary policies. That guy should not have been in this state. That guy was in this state illegally. He's a convicted felon. He's a drug dealer. He's involved in gang activity, and he went after ICE agents," Blakeman said prior to a rally with President Donald Trump in Syracuse. "He made our state less safe. He preyed on the people in this state. Shame on you, Kathy Hochul."

He went on to criticize New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's response to the shooting (along with his comments about the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks in Israel) but said if elected, he would not seek to have Mamdani removed from office. Instead, he would use the power of the governor's office to exert control over New York City.

"I think what he did was disgusting, but he would have to do something egregious for the governor to remove a duly elected official," he said. "I will not let him destroy the economy of the city of New York. I will not let him destroy the communities in New York City by making them unsafe.

AG calls for 'full and transparent investigation' into shooting

Attorney General Letitia James called Friday for a "full and transparent investigation" into the ICE shooting of Oscar Belgal.

“Late yesterday afternoon, an ICE officer shot a New Yorker in his car while a five-year-old child sat in the backseat," James said in a statement. "I am praying for the victim and his loved ones, and I am praying for the continued safety of the young child who, only by the grace of God, was not physically harmed."

James said New Yorkers were "grappling with horror and outrage" after the shooting.

Attorney: Belgal worried about 5-year-old son

Speaking to reporters outside the courthouse in lower Manhattan, Harold Solis, one of Belgal's attorneys, said he briefly spoke with his client, who is "afraid." 

“He's deeply concerned about his 5-year-old son," Solis said. "It was the first thing he asked me is whether his son is okay. He also shared, as many of you heard, that he still has a bullet in his body. Almost 24 hours after all of this occurred.”

Gov. Kathy Hochul told MSNOW she had visited Belgal's family on Thursday. According to Hochul, Belgal's mother said her son has stayed quiet since the shooting. 

Belgal can stay in the U.S., judge rules

Belgal was transferred to the federal jail in Brooklyn earlier today from New Jersey, a lawyer for the Trump administration told a federal judge this afternoon.

He had been in New Jersey after being discharged from the hospital.

His lawyer Paige Austin of Make the Road told the judge that he remains in pain.

“He still has a bullet in his body,” Austin said. 

The federal prosecutor in the case, Brandon M. Waterman, agreed not to oppose an emergency issue earlier prohibiting his removal from the metro area. 

Democrats call for Homeland Security chair Andrew Garbarino to hold hearings on ICE enforcement

WASHINGTON — Democratic demands for full details of the New York City shooting and wounding of a man by U.S. immigration agents while a 5-year-old child was in his car include calls for Long Island GOP Rep. Andrew Garbarino to launch a congressional probe as chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security.

Garbarino (R-Bayport), whose committee has legislative oversight over U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, in a statement called for a "full and thorough investigation," but did not respond to questions about whether his committee will open a probe.

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Target has no deal with ICE to use parking lots, rep says

Target said it’s not cooperating with federal immigration officials after backlash over reports that agents have been using the parking lot as a staging area.

Lauren Frank, a spokesperson for Target, said in a phone call that the company “has no cooperative agreement with ICE or any other immigration enforcement agency.”

The parking lot provides access to one of Target’s entrances at The Shops at Marble Hill, a shopping center on the Manhattan-Bronx border that also contains a Marshalls, Foot Locker and other stores.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-Bronx/Queens) on Thursday chided the Target Corp. for “offering” properties as “private staging sites for ICE.”

“Target opening up large, active retail parking lots for paramilitary activity is unacceptable and places the entire community at risk,” she said in a statement.

Parking lots have become central for ICE’s tactics on Long Island, Newsday previously reported. Immigration officials have been using parking lots at big-box stores and malls to run out-of-state license plates, identify registered vehicle owners and search their names in federal immigration databases to determine the person’s legal status in the country, a Newsday investigation of hundreds of court records found.

During a news conference Thursday night, Vanessa Gibson, the Bronx borough president, also urged the company not to allow immigration officials to use its parking lot. 

"Shut it down," she told a crowd of cheering protesters. "No one should be cooperating with these ICE officials."

Judge in Belgal case a familiar face in immigration court

The judge assigned to determine whether to block the deportation of the man shot Thursday by an ICE agent had previously ruled against a Venezuelan staffer for the New York City Council who had been detained in Bethpage.

At 3:30 p.m. today, that judge, John Cronan, is scheduled to hear arguments by lawyers for the immigrant who was shot, Oscar Belgal, a Dominican national  living in the United States illegally who was struck in the neck while agents attempted to arrest him.

Belgal’s lawyers are seeking a restraining order precluding his deportation and transfer outside of the metro area.

Earlier this year, Cronan ruled against Rafael Rubio, a data analyst for the City Council, who spent 158 days after federal immigration enforcers detained him Jan. 12 during a check-in at a Bethpage immigration office. Cronan ruled, among other reasons, that Rubio’s lawyer hadn’t sought in time to make a case against the Trump administration revoking Rubio’s Biden-area Temporary Protected Status.

A different judge ultimately ordered Rubio freed, and, according to council spokesman Jack Lobel, Rubio is back at work.

Today’s hearing is in Manhattan, at U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, where Cronan sits. He was appointed in 2019 to the bench by President Donald Trump during his first term.

Judge: Belgal should not be removed from U.S. for now

A federal judge temporarily blocked the deportation of a man shot by immigration officials in Manhattan on Thursday afternoon, court records show.

United States District Court Judge J. Paul Oetken ordered that Oscar Belgal not be removed from the country until the court issues another ruling. Oetken also barred the government from moving Belgal to any detention facility outside of the Eastern and Southern District or New Jersey.

Belgal, 28, was shot in the Marble Hill neighborhood of Manhattan while his 5-year-old son was in the car, according to court records.

Lawyers for Make the Road New York, an immigration advocacy group, filed a challenge to Bergal’s detention Thursday.

Yaritza Mendez, the deputy director of the organization, called for a “full investigation” of the shooting.

“These are not officials who have gone rogue, this is an agency that has been armed to the teeth and given an unlimited budget in service of a xenophobic agenda,” Mendez said in an emailed statement. “The violence is the point. Terrorizing our families is the point.”

Lawyers for Belgal and the government are expected to present their positions at a hearing in Manhattan later today.

Exclusive: Hochul tells Newsday 'this has gone too far'

Gov. Kathy Hochul, speaking exclusively to Newsday during a visit to the newsroom in Melville on Friday afternoon, said she asked President Donald Trump and federal officials to “suspend ICE operations for the time being” following the shooting in New York City Thursday.

She said hearing that shots were fired into a vehicle with a 5-year-old inside “violates all training, all precepts of normal law enforcement.”

She said the incident shows the federal officers were “not well trained.” She said she also spoke to Markwayne Mullin, secretary of Homeland Security, and asked for state officials to receive bodycam footage to review.

“We want to see for ourselves,” she said.

“I was clear,” she added, “you cannot do this. I want to see more training.”

Hochul, who is running for reelection, said criminals who committed violent crimes should not be on the street and local law enforcement will work with federal officials to apprehend someone when there’s a court order, warrant for an arrest or a crime has been committed.

“We are not a sanctuary for criminals,” she said. “But this has gone too far. We have to return our streets back to normalcy.”

She said the state will work to “remove hardened criminals, but if people have already done their time in our criminal justice system, that’s a different dynamic.”

More protests expected

The shooting sparked immediate protests near the scene on Thursday, with at least two more planned in New York City. 

On Thursday, five people were detained and issued tickets for a range of offenses including disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, harassment and obstruction of governmental administration at a protest near the shooting scene, according to the NYPD.

ICE shooting angers NY Democrats

The shooting has sparked a wave of anger from New York's Democratic officials.

In a statement late Thursday, Gov. Kathy Hochul said: "There is still much we don’t know about what happened in Marble Hill. But initial reports indicate ICE agents fired into a vehicle with a five-year-old child inside. Any trained law enforcement officer knows how easily that could have ended in tragedy. By the grace of God, that child appears to have escaped without physical injury."

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie called out Washington for what he said is empowering "ICE to terrorize our communities."

"Their actions are reckless and dangerous. Children and families should be able to walk on our streets without fear -- the safety and protection of everyone should be our priority," he said in a statement Friday. 

At a news conference Thursday, Mamdani said ICE agents conducted their operation in construction uniforms and masks when "school had just gotten out" and "the street was crowded with families and children."

"The pretext of ICE is, in their words, 'to keep this country safe,'" Mamdani said. "How is it keeping anyone safe to have, as you just heard from the police commissioner, individuals wearing construction vests in masks with long guns?" 

The scene at the shooting in the Bronx

The shooting occurred about 4 p.m. in the Marble Hill neighborhood. Marble Hill is considered part of Manhattan even though it is located in the Bronx.

The shooting sparked immediate protests near the scene. Photos from The Associated Press taken at the scene show a crowd gathered near a silver SUV flanked by yellow police tape. Protesters held signs decrying ICE.

The damaged car sat blocking the roadway with small holes in two of its windows.

Witness Cynthia Michel told reporters at the scene that she heard several shots from her nearby apartment.

"He was screaming that they’re going to kill him, that he’s going to die, he doesn’t want to die," Michel said of the man who was shot. ... "The 5-year-old boy was screaming for his father, screaming, ‘Why are you guys killing my father? Why are you guys killing my father?’ "

Erika Gonzalez, 55, was blocked with her 16-year-old daughter from getting home by police barricades.

"Whatever the reason is, the fact somebody got shot in this area. ... It's scary," Gonzalez told Newsday. "We walk by every day."

DHS Secretary criticizes NYC's immigration policies

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, whose agency oversees U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, held a news conference Friday devoting much of it to criticizing Mayor Zohran Mamdani and New York City’s limits on cooperation with ICE. The Democrat, who took office in January, has restricted local cooperation with immigration enforcement operations and repeatedly called for the abolition of ICE.

“Sanctuary politicians, they create an environment for criminal activity to thrive, not for the American citizens to be safe,” Mullin said.

ICE has asked local officials in New York to hold onto more than 14,000 people for federal officers to collect and place in immigration detention, he said.

“Silence. Absolute silence is what we have gotten back,” the secretary said. “Why would they release these individuals back onto the streets?”

“We’re enforcing our nation’s laws. We’re not picking and choosing,” Mullin continued. “Why is that controversial? We should all want law and order on our streets.”

Mullin also criticized the attention surrounding the case.

“This was a thug. The absolute worst of the worst,” he said. “We’re giving so much attention to this thug.”

See NYPD video of moments after ICE shooting

A bloodied, handcuffed immigrant who had just been shot by an ICE agent Thursday was carried by two NYPD officers into a police car and driven to the hospital, according to body-camera footage released Friday.

The footage shows how the officers picked up the immigrant, Oscar Belgal, as dispatchers bickered on the radio about rushing an ambulance to the shooting scene. It was released less than 24 hours after the shooting occurred in the Marble Hill neighborhood of Manhattan.

More on the video can be found here.

ICE shoots man in New York City during 'targeted enforcement'

A man alleged by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to be a gang member in the country illegally was shot and wounded by at least one federal agent Thursday on the border of Manhattan and the Bronx, city and federal officials said.

At a news conference late Thursday at the scene, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch identified the man as Oscar Belgal, 28. The shooting occurred about 4 p.m. in the Marble Hill neighborhood, according to the NYPD.

Belgal was in an SUV with a 5-year-old boy. The child was unharmed and with a relative, said Tisch, who noted that city police weren't involved in the operation but heard the shots and responded.

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