MARBLE HILL, Manhattan (WABC) — Three events, including a rally, were being held Tuesday in response to the shooting of a man by ICE agents in Marble Hill.
One event was held outside a Target, with residents, activists and lawmakers accusing the company of being a co-owner of the parking lot and allowing ICE to stage vehicles there.
“It is only by the grace of God that we are not here to mark the deaths of one of both of those individuals or worst,” New York City Comptroller Mark Levine said outside the Target.
A Target spokesperson said in a statement, “Target has no cooperative agreements with ICE or any other immigration enforcement agency.”
Activists said similar ICE sightings have been reported at other Target locations across the country, fueling an ongoing effort by community organizers who are demanding the retailer take action to protect the minority communities it serves.
For the first time, the company that owns The Shops at Marble Hill shopping center, identified as Kingsbridge Associates, also released a statement.
“We were not aware of ICE activities on site, never gave them permission to use our parking lot, and will not give them permission in the future,” the statement said.
Oscar Belgal, a 28-year-old undocumented immigrant from the Dominican Republic with a criminal record, was shot in the neck after agents opened fire on his vehicle as he tried to flee an attempt to detain him. His 5-year-old son was sitting in the back seat at the time.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani is calling for a review of the 24 hours surrounding the shooting.
He also spoke with President Donald Trump about the incident Tuesday.
“We had a very nice conversation. We disagree. This is a very bad actor, and we have to take care of the bad actors because we don’t want our people hurt or killed,” Trump said.
Mamdani described the scope of the review, saying, “It is a review that will be of 24 hours around the incident. So it is both the ICE horrific ICE shooting of Oscar. It is also the police department’s response to the incident as well as the ensuing protests. It is also ICE’s use of a privately owned parking lot as a staging location, as well as a broader exploration of any and all tools the city can use to defend immigrants who call the city home.”
Another rally was underway Tuesday afternoon outside the Metropolitan Detention Center in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, where Belgal is being held.
Belgal’s lawyer said he is in solitary confinement with the bullet still lodged in his neck.
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