New York protesters call for ICE’s abolition after an agent shot Oscar Belgal in his car with his 5-year-old son inside

Demonstrators in New York City demanded the abolition of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement after federal agents shot 28-year-old Oscar Belgal during an attempted arrest in Marble Hill. His 5-year-old son was in the back seat and was not physically injured; Belgal survived and was later taken into federal custody.

New York police said plainclothes federal officers approached Belgal as he parked, and at least one officer fired seven rounds, hitting him in the neck. Homeland Security officials said Belgal accelerated toward officers and struck ICE vehicles, an account Reuters said it could not independently verify.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani called for ICE to be abolished and for immigration enforcement operations in the city to end. Governor Kathy Hochul called for federal body-camera footage to be released and for an investigation into the shooting.

The NYPD released footage from officers who responded after the shooting, but that video did not show the moment the shots were fired. Officials and elected leaders have sought the federal agents’ body-camera footage to clarify what happened.