ICE Officer Shoots and Injures Man in New York City, Sparking Protests

To be the master of the obvious, the majority of Americans want a secure border and for "real" criminals (her illegally) to be deported. This kind of sheet is counterproductive and erodes confidence. Stupid beyond belief.

ICE Officer Shoots and Injures Man in New York City, Sparking Protests

The man was in a car with a child, who was unharmed, mayor says

By Joseph Pisani, WSJ

Updated Oct. 9, 2026 12:51 am ET

Federal agents investigate a vehicle at the scene of the shooting. David Dee Delgado/Reuters

A federal immigration officer shot and injured a man in New York City on Thursday while making an arrest, sparking protests and angering local politicians, who called for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to leave the city.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said officers surrounded the man while he was in a car with a 5-year-old child and then fired. The child wasn’t harmed and the man survived, he said.

“This is an unconscionable and incredibly serious situation,” Mamdani, a Democratic socialist, said in a social-media post, adding, “Abolish ICE.”

The shooting occurred around 4 p.m. in the Marble Hill neighborhood of northern Manhattan, according to the New York Police Department. The 28-year-old man was struck in the neck below his left ear and taken to a hospital, said Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch. At least one immigration officer fired seven rounds, Tisch said.

Federal agents with "Police ICE" and "Police" on their vests walk on a street.

Federal immigration authorities walk near the scene in New York where a man was shot by an ICE officer on Thursday. Charly Triballeau/AFP/Getty Images

The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE, said the incident happened during a targeted operation to arrest an immigrant from the Dominican Republic, describing him as a “criminal illegal alien.” DHS didn’t offer additional details about the circumstances surrounding the shooting.

The NYPD wasn’t involved in the incident and wasn’t at the scene at the time of the shooting, Tisch said.

During a Thursday night press conference, where protesters could be heard shouting “No ICE” as officials spoke, Mamdani said he was on the phone with President Trump and DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin for two hours, trying to negotiate the release of the man who was shot.

“Those negotiations were unsuccessful,” Mamdani said. “ICE put the man in an unmarked vehicle and whisked him away.”

The White House didn’t respond to a request for comment.

Protesters at night hold signs, one reads "STOP ICE TERROR," near an emergency vehicle with flashing lights.

People protesting the shooting on Thursday. Ryan Murphy/Getty Images

Trump has made mass deportations a focus of his second term, ramping up enforcement in cities around the country. But after the two separate fatal shootings of U.S. citizens in Minneapolis in January, the immigration crackdown has continued, but less visibly.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, called for federal authorities to release more information on the incident.

“New Yorkers are outraged tonight,” she said. “Immigrant communities are terrified. And we are demanding answers.”