Man Shot by ICE in New York Still Has Bullet in Neck, Lawyers Say
Lawyers for the 28-year-old Oscar Belgal, who was shot in the Bronx on Thursday, have released a statement.
Oscar Belgal, a 28-year-old man, was shot in the neck by an ICE agent in New York City on Thursday while in a car with his 5-year-old child. ICE officials claim Belgal refused lawful orders to exit his vehicle and then accelerated, smashing into two ICE vehicles before lunging toward other officers. However, Belgal's attorneys dispute this account.
The incident has sparked outrage, with Democratic lawmakers calling for ICE officers to be removed from New York City and the GOP opposing any pause in enforcement. Belgal remains in federal custody, living in what his lawyers describe as "deplorable" conditions at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. Doctors have told him he urgently needs surgery, but performing the procedure at this time would be too risky without a specialized surgeon present.
The shooting is the latest in a series of incidents involving ICE, with at least 10 noncitizens injured in shootings since the second Trump administration began.
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