Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he will “demand” that President Donald Trump end all immigration operations in New York City following the latest officer-involved shooting.
The mayor’s statement came hours after an individual was shot by federal law enforcement in a Bronx neighborhood around 4 p.m. Thursday. The person was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was treated for his nonfatal injuries.
“This afternoon in Marble Hill, a New Yorker was shot by an ICE agent in a residential neighborhood,” he posted on X. “Early reports indicate agents surrounded him and a 5-year-old child in his car before firing multiple rounds. We believe the child was physically unharmed.”
“This is an unconscionable and incredibly serious situation,” he said. “I have called the President; when we speak I will demand that he ends all ICE enforcement actions in our city. I will not stand by while ICE agents terrorize our communities.”
Mamdani and Trump last met in September while the president was in New York City for the U.N. General Assembly. The two have formed a cordial professional relationship despite their ideological differences.
“Our thoughts are with the injured New Yorker and his family tonight. We are praying for his recovery,” Mamdani continued.
The socialist politician has repeatedly called for the abolition of Immigration and Customs Enforcement following a string of recent shootings involving federal officers. He made his stance clear again Thursday night.
“Get ICE out of our neighborhoods. Get ICE out of our hospitals. Get ICE off our streets. Get ICE away from our children. Abolish ICE,” Mamdani said in concluding his social media post.
Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) said she had been briefed on the shooting, adding that she expects the Trump administration to “provide a full and transparent accounting of the circumstances surrounding this incident.”
In a statement, the Department of Homeland Security said the wounded individual was an illegal immigrant from the Dominican Republic with a prior criminal conviction and ties to the Trinitarios gang.
“This criminal illegal alien was arrested by the NYPD on December 7, 2023, but was released into the community a few days later by reckless Democrat sanctuary policies that put American lives at risk,” DHS said on X.
“When dangerous illegal aliens are released back onto the streets by radical sanctuary politicians, our officers are forced to make arrests at large in the community in unpredictable and dangerous environments,” the department added. “Our officers should not have to risk their lives, and innocent Americans should not have to face unnecessary danger, because sanctuary politicians refuse to cooperate with federal law enforcement.”
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The exact circumstances of the shooting and the identity of the suspect remain unknown at this time. Federal authorities are investigating the incident.
The New York City Police Department was the first authority to comment on the shooting. No New York City police officers were involved in the incident, nor were they on scene at the time of the shooting, according to the department.
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[ H/T Washington Examiner ]
