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Dig deeper:

Mayor Zohran Mamdani harshly criticized ICE's tactics, including wearing construction vests and masks, during the operation and called for abolishing the agency.

 They view the law as a suggestion. There is a reason why the NYPD would not be shooting at a moving vehicle. There is a reason why law enforcement agents are supposed to wear identifiable information and uniforms,  the mayor said in an interview with MS NOW.

 We are talking about individuals in construction vests and long guns. If you see that image as a New Yorker walking on the street, how would you know that this is a federal agent?  he continued.  I am demanding that ICE cease their operations in our city immediately, because these operations make New Yorkers less safe. They leave New Yorkers in a state of terror. 

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin disputed Mamdani's claim. Appearing on CNN, Mullin acknowledged agents did not know a child was in the car, but said Belgal is the one who endangered the boy, not the agents.

 The truth is this guy was an awful human being. He was a thug. He was a gangbanger. And he had only been in the country for three years and he had this long of a rap sheet and had been released multiple times by New York state. At the same time, he was on probation. So you couldn't have gotten a worse of a worse thug than Oscar is,  Mullin said.

What's next:

Bronx DA Darcel Clark is investigating the shooting, according to Mamdani.

Separately, the mayor said he and Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch will review the 24-hour period, including the ICE shooting, the NYPD's subsequent response, and ensuing protests, along with ICE's use of a privately-owned parking lot as a staging area.