Protesters gathered in New York on October 10 to protest against an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) shooting that occurred two days prior in the Bronx. The incident involved the wounding of a Dominican man named Oscar Bergal in his car while his five-year-old child was present but unharmed. Mayor Zohran Mamdani criticized the ICE operation, advocating for its abolition, which prompted a response from US Homeland Security chief Markwayne Mullin defending ICE's actions and questioning who would handle criminals if ICE were abolished.
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On Thursday afternoon, around 4 p.m. in the Marble Hill neighborhood of the Bronx, a person was shot during an interaction with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. The NYPD reported that the victim was conscious and taken to a nearby hospital, where they were receiving medical attention; their injuries are not considered life-threatening.
Multiple law enforcement sources indicated ICE agents had been attempting to take someone into custody when another individual, who was not the intended target, was shot. Video footage showed several federal agents at the scene, with one restraining an individual on the ground and a car with a bullet hole in its windshield.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul called for full transparency from federal authorities regarding the incident, stating that New Yorkers deserve to know what transpired. Eyewitnesses reported seeing ICE agents posing as construction workers prior to the shooting, which occurred near West 225th Street and Marble Hill Avenue.
The shooting took place days after local officials urged property owners to prohibit ICE agents from using a nearby parking lot for enforcement activities.
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Protests in New York as Trump admin defends ICE shooting
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Protesters gathered in New York on Oct 10 after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers shot a Dominican man in an incident that has provoked a showdown between the city’s Democratic mayor and the Trump administration.
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Oscar Bergal, 28, was wounded in the neck during an ICE operation in the Bronx on Oct 8, while a five-year-old child who was in his car at the time was physically unharmed.
The shooting drew swift criticism from Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who wrote “Abolish ICE” on X – a common refrain among the political left opposed to Republican President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.
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US Homeland Security chief Markwayne Mullin lashed out in response, telling reporters that Mamdani’s words are “dangerous and incite hostility”.
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“Mayor, if you abolish ICE, who’s going to take criminals off the streets of your own town?“ Mullin said.
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“Who’s going to take the murderers and the thieves and the gangbangers?“
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An AFP journalist saw hundreds of protesters stretching several blocks in Manhattan on Oct 9 chanting “No hate, no fear, immigrants are welcome here” and “No ICE”.
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New York, a Democratic stronghold, is one of several US cities that bars its police force from assisting with federal immigration enforcement.
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Mamdani on Oct 8 said he was seeking to speak with Trump and would demand that immigration agents be withdrawn from the city.
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The incident could test the surprisingly warm relationship between the two leaders.
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Video of the shooting, shared by US media on Oct 9, shows what appears to be a plainclothes federal agent rushing toward a silver car with a gun drawn.
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The vehicle briefly reverses as the agent punches the driver-side window, before a second plainclothes officer draws a gun.
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He points the weapon at the driver as the car pulls away off screen, appearing to collide with the side of a passing vehicle.
High-profile shootings
Mullin said that Bergal had an extensive criminal history and was trying to evade arrest.
“He came to this country legally a few years ago, and ever since he’s come in, he’s committed crime and crime after crime,” the Homeland Security secretary said.
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Mullin said ICE officers did not know there was a child in the car when they opened fire.
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Marcos Charles, a senior ICE official, told reporters that Bergal had “refused lawful orders to exit his vehicle”.
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“He then accelerated his vehicle, smashing into two of our government ICE vehicles, and then weaponized his vehicle and proceeded to accelerate, going towards other officers,” Charles said.
“Our officers, using their training, and believing that their life and the lives of their partners and general public were in danger, used their training and fired weapons,” he said.
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ICE agents, who often wear civilian clothing and cover their faces, have been involved in several high-profile shootings in 2026.
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Ruben Ray Martinez, 23, was shot by ICE in March 2025, in what the Texas Tribune said was the first known killing by immigration agents of an American in Trump’s second term.
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More recently, a Mexican man, Lorenzo Salgado, died in July after he was shot by an ICE officer in Houston, Texas.
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Two Americans – Renee Good and Alex Pretti – were shot and killed by federal immigration agents in separate incidents in Minnesota during a crackdown on undocumented migrants in the northern state earlier in 2026.
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