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Social media users unleashed hateful messages against NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch following an incident where ICE agents shot and injured a suspected criminal migrant in The Bronx, NYC. Despite the NYPD's repeated assurances that they did not collaborate with ICE in this case, speculation about involvement fueled outrage among certain groups. Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s political allies, including the Democratic Socialists of America, called for Tisch to be removed from her position. One X user even referred to Tisch as a “fascist” and accused her of being an heir to a Zionist billionaire, while another echoed demands that the mayor fire her immediately.
Social media trolls spewed vile hate towards the Big Apple’s police commissioner Jessica Tisch –- echoing calls from Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s political allies demanding he axe the top cop from her post.
The incident sparked outrage and speculation that the NYPD complied with Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers – despite repeated reassurance from the organization that local officers were not involved.