NYC ICE Shooting: DHS Defends Agents As Secretary Markwayne Mullin Blames Oscar Bergal For Endangering 5-Year-Old Child

The Department of Homeland Security has publicly defended the actions of its federal immigration agents after an officer shot a 28-year-old undocumented man in the neck during an attempted arrest in New York City on Thursday afternoon.

The violent confrontation unfolded in the Bronx while a five-year-old child was sitting in the back seat of the suspect’s vehicle. While the child was physically unharmed, the shooting has triggered intense political backlash and street protests across the city, escalating ongoing tensions between local Democratic leaders and the Trump administration regarding federal immigration enforcement.

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The violent encounter occurred as Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents conducted a targeted enforcement operation to apprehend Oscar Belgal, a Dominican national with a felony grand larceny conviction and pending drug-related charges.

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