New Yorkers Rally Against ICE After Plainclothes Shooting in Marble Hill

The incident unfolded around 4:00 pm on West 225th Street, a corridor bustling with children leaving nearby schools. Surveillance footage shows an agent in a construction vest and face mask approaching Oscar Belgal’s car with a drawn weapon. As Belgal attempted to pull away from the curb, an officer opened fire, striking the 28-year-old in the neck. Despite internal DHS policies strictly prohibiting agents from firing into moving vehicles, the agency has yet to offer an explanation for the breach of protocol.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who spent hours negotiating for the injured man’s release, condemned the administration for terrorizing the city. Following the shooting, authorities whisked Belgal away to an undisclosed location despite his injuries. DHS officials later characterized the victim as a criminal alien with prior convictions, ignoring the trauma inflicted upon the child present during the arrest. This latest confrontation has reignited calls from local leaders and civil rights advocates to abolish the agency, citing a pattern of violence that has left at least six people dead during enforcement operations nationwide in recent months.