NYC PUBLIC ADVOCATE'S STATEMENT ON THE ICE SHOOTING IN MARBLE HILL

October 8th, 2026

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"Today ICE shot a New Yorker on our streets. He had a child in his car. And even as details remain unknown, this wasn’t an outlier or an aberration. This is fully in line with ICE’s mission of terrorizing immigrant communities. Fully expected when agents are more armed than they are trained, more directed toward public brutality than public safety. 

"I expect and call upon the city to release any footage or information collected from the scene that can shine light on the actions of this agency that shields itself with masks and impunity.

"Speaking to members of the Marble Hill community on the scene, I hear their fear, and their anger. They know, we all know, that ICE is not making our city safer. And of course, they know that was never the intention. 

"I also hear their resolve, their commitment to stand by our immigrant neighbors under attack. They belong in our city – ICE does not."

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