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The ICE shooting of Oscar Belgal in New York City and the protests that followed

Overview · reviewed November 5, 2026

A federal immigration officer shot and wounded Oscar Belgal, a 28-year-old Dominican man, in New York City's Marble Hill neighborhood on October 8, 2026. His young son was in the vehicle.[1][2][3] Federal officials defended the shooting, while Belgal's lawyers said the agent fired without identifying himself. Protests and a dispute between city and federal officials followed, along with court proceedings over Belgal's detention and deportation.[4][3][5][6][7]

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Federal officials defended the shooting, while Belgal's lawyers said the agent fired without identifying himself. Protests and a dispute between city and federal officials followed, along with court proceedings over Belgal's detention and deportation.[4][3][5][6][7]

Coverage over time

Share of tracked outlets · weekly (UTC)

Week of 2026-10-05 (UTC): 18%, 86 of 479 tracked outlets (23 left, 43 center, 20 right)Week of 2026-10-12 (UTC): 9%, 45 of 476 tracked outlets (9 left, 26 center, 10 right)Week of 2026-10-19 (UTC): under 1%, 1 of 479 tracked outlets (0 left, 0 center, 1 right)Week of 2026-10-26 (UTC): 1%, 6 of 473 tracked outlets (1 left, 2 center, 3 right)Week of 2026-11-02 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-11-09 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outlets, so far

LeftCenterRightLighter bar: this week so far

Each bar is the share of the outlets on our Left / Center / Right rating scale that we tracked publishing that week which carried reporting on this story, split by the outlets' ratings. We track more outlets now than in the archive, so a share keeps earlier and later weeks comparable. An outlet counts once a week however much it published, and outlets in one ownership or syndication group count as one on each side they appear on. A rating describes the outlet, not the report. A gap means no such reports were collected that week, not that nothing was reported anywhere. Weeks run Monday to Sunday in UTC, so a report published on a Sunday evening in US Eastern time counts in the next week. 5 more outlets off the scale (not rated, or outside the left-right graphs) also reported; they are not in this chart. See them.

Weekly counts, outlets and reports (4 weeks with coverage)
Outlets on the rating scale that carried this story each week, of the outlets tracked that week, newest first
Week of (UTC)LeftCenterRightOf trackedShareReceipts
Oct 26, 20261236 of 4731%
Oct 19, 20260011 of 479under 1%
Oct 12, 20269261045 of 4769%
Oct 5, 202623432086 of 47918%

Latest coverage

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  1. Oct 28, 2026 · first reported · Headline from Pix11

    ICE protesters block traffic on Brooklyn Bridge: 'Stop shooting us'

Background

Federal immigration officers approached Oscar Belgal's vehicle in Marble Hill on October 8. The Department of Homeland Security said officers believed they were in danger during the attempted arrest.[8] It also said Belgal had previously been arrested and charged with drug offenses.[8] In a later court filing, Belgal's lawyers said the agent never identified himself before approaching the car, smashing a window and firing inside.[3]

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The shooting prompted protests near the scene and at the hospital, with arrests reported that night and demonstrations continuing the next day.[5][9] The New York Police Department released body-camera footage showing the moments after the shooting.[10]

Mayor Zohran Mamdani condemned the shooting and called for abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE.[1][2] Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin criticized sanctuary-city policies limiting local cooperation with immigration enforcement, saying they made citizens less safe.[11] Mamdani later said he would retain Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch despite demands for her removal.[12]

A judge barred Belgal's deportation and ordered that he not be moved outside New York or New Jersey.[6] His lawyers said he remained in detention with a bullet lodged in his neck and had not received surgery.[13] On October 15, Belgal appeared remotely from the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn for an immigration hearing. His lawyers said he was being held in solitary confinement.[7] In late October, 14 people were arrested after protesters blocked a Brooklyn Bridge ramp demanding the abolition of ICE.[14]

Supporting stories (14)
  1. Mamdani says ICE agents who shot man in New York looked like ‘mass shooters’
  2. New York City ICE Shooting: What we know & what officials are saying
  3. Lawyers for NY man shot by ICE say officer fired into car without warning
  4. ICE officers shot a man in New York because they believed they were in danger, official says
  5. Thursday night brought protests and arrests near the site of the shooting.
  6. Federal Judge Blocks Deportation After ICE Shoots Dominican Man in Marble Hill — Here's What Comes Next
  7. New York man shot by ICE officers appears in immigration court
  8. Authorities identify illegal alien shot by ICE as Dominican Republic national Oscar Belgal
  9. Marble Hill protesters call for ICE to leave NYC after Oscar Belgal shooting
  10. NYPD releases body-worn camera footage from ICE shooting
  11. Federal officials criticize New York City policies after ICE shooting
  12. Mamdani stands by NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch amid demands for her removal
  13. NYC man shot by ICE seeks immediate release, urgent medical care
  14. 14 arrested after protesters block Brooklyn Bridge ramp, demand ICE abolition

The full record

Each date is when an update was first reported.

All 35 recorded updates

October 2026

  1. 14 arrested after protesters block Brooklyn Bridge ramp, demand ICE abolitionHeadline from amNewYork · 6 outlets
  2. NY Mayor Mamdani Demands Parking Lot Owners Ban ICE AgentsHeadline from Breitbart News · 16 outlets
  3. New York man shot by ICE officers appears in immigration courtHeadline from Philadelphia Inquirer · 5 outlets
  4. Lawyers for NY man shot by ICE say officer fired into car without warningHeadline from Bangor Daily News · 16 outlets
  5. Mamdani stands by NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch amid demands for her removalHeadline from KION Central Coast · 15 outlets
  6. NYC man shot by ICE seeks immediate release, urgent medical careHeadline from Courthouse News Service · 10 outlets
  7. What we know about the ICE shooting in New York CityHeadline from KVIA El Paso · 11 outlets
  8. Videos show ICE shooting in NYC unfolded in a few chaotic secondsHeadline from WSVN Miami · 1 outlet
  9. 5-year-old boy who witnessed father get shot by ICE agents in NYC remains traumatizedHeadline from Pittsburgh Post-Gazette · 1 outlet
  10. Mamdani Demands Immediate Release of Criminal Illegal Alien Gang Member Shot by ICEHeadline from Legal Insurrection · 1 outlet
  11. Oscar Bergal remains in NYC-area custody as Trump defends ICE shootingHeadline from News Nation Now · 1 outlet
  12. New Yorkers Refuse to Treat Violent Illegal Shot by ICE as One of Their Own: 'Nothing Else But Trash'Headline from Breitbart News · 1 outlet
  13. After ICE Shooting, Progressives Want New York’s Police Commissioner to Step DownHeadline from Mother Jones · 1 outlet
  14. Criminal defense attorney weighs in on ICE shooting in NYCHeadline from News Nation Now · 1 outlet
  15. DHS defends ICE shootingHeadline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette · 1 outlet
  16. Broadcast Networks Make NYC ICE Shooting About Zohran Mamdani's Call to Abolish ICEHeadline from NewsBusters · 1 outlet
  17. ICE shooting of man in New York City sparks outrageHeadline from Crosscut · 1 outlet
  18. Sanctuary policies led to the NYC ICE shooting — if Mamdani cared he’d cooperate with immigration enforcementHeadline from New York Post · 1 outlet
  19. ‘Criminal illegal’ migrant shot by ICE has rap sheet of alarming crimes — and is ‘absolutely not’ a New Yorker: neighborsHeadline from New York Post · 3 outlets
  20. Chevalier: NYPD Commissioner Didn't Remind People We're a Sanctuary, She Just Mentioned Man ICE Shot Has RecordHeadline from Breitbart News · 1 outlet
  21. Feds believe ICE shooting gangbanger Oscar Belgal belonged to blood-thirsty Trinitarios gangHeadline from New York Post · 1 outlet
  22. ICE shooting in New York stirs debate over local cooperationHeadline from Christian Science Monitor · 1 outlet
  23. DHS Tries And Fails To Refute 'Lies' About ICE ShootingHeadline from HuffPost · 1 outlet
  24. DSA ‘demands’ Mamdani fire NYPD boss Tisch as socialists turn on mayor over ICE shootingHeadline from New York Post · 1 outlet
  25. DHS Slaps CBS, CNN, NBC, Forbes for Misleading on NYC ICE ShootingHeadline from NewsBusters · 1 outlet

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