
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he would ask President Donald Trump to remove federal immigration agents from the city after a man was shot during an ICE operation in the Marble Hill neighbourhood of the Bronx, confirmed by NYPD and DHS.
AI-generated summary
The shooting occurred during an ICE operation in the Marble Hill neighbourhood of the Bronx, part of federal immigration enforcement under President Trump's administration.
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Thursday he would ask US President Donald Trump to remove federal immigration agents from the city as tensions flared over the latest shooting involving ICE.
The New York Police Department said a man had been shot around 4pm in the Marble Hill neighbourhood of the Bronx during an altercation with federal agents.
Mamdani and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) later confirmed that the shooting occurred during an operation of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the agency responsible for Trump’s immigration crackdown.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Mayor Mamdani will formally request President Trump to remove ICE agents from New York City.
Likely · Within days
There will be increased protests or public demonstrations in response to the ICE shooting.
Possible · Within weeks

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