Judge Blocks Deportation of Man Shot by ICE in New York City
U.S. District Judge J. Paul Oetken said the court needed to preserve jurisdiction while lawyers challenged Oscar Belgal’s detention.
- On Thursday, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot Oscar Belgal, 28, during a "targeted enforcement operation" in Manhattan's Marble Hill neighborhood. U.S. District Judge J. Paul Oetken blocked Belgal's deportation on Friday, ordering him held within the region pending court proceedings.
- Senior ICE official Marcos Charles alleged Belgal "weaponized his vehicle" by driving toward officers, prompting them to fire. Belgal's 5-year-old son was in the back seat during the encounter, though DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said agents were unaware of the child's presence.
- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani called the incident an "outrage," noting he spent two hours on the phone with President Donald Trump and Mullin seeking Belgal's release. The negotiations were unsuccessful, and Mamdani criticized the operation for endangering residents.
- Protesters gathered outside New York-Presbyterian Allen Hospital following the shooting, while Judge Oetken barred officials from moving Belgal to facilities outside federal court districts covering New York City, Long Island, and New Jersey.
- DHS officials blamed New York's "sanctuary" policies for allowing Belgal, who has a prior grand larceny conviction, to remain free. Secretary Mullin argued such policies force officers to make arrests in unpredictable environments, worsening public safety.
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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A federal judge has temporarily blocked the deportation of an illegal immigrant who was shot Thursday during a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation in New York City. In a two-page order, U.S. District Judge Paul Oetken, an Obama appointee, ruled that the man — whom police [...]
Judge quickly blocks deportation of man shot by ICE in New York
A federal judge blocked the government from deporting a man who was shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in New York City a day earlier.U.S. District Judge J. Paul Oetken issued the order Friday after lawyers for Oscar Belgal, 28, challenged his detention in federal court in Manhat...
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