US immigration agents shot and wounded a man on Thursday (October 8) in his car with a child present in the Marble Hill neighborhood of New York City, according to the mayor, city police and eyewitnesses.

"Early reports indicate agents surrounded (the man) and a 5-year-old child in his car before firing multiple rounds," New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani said in a statement.

"I have been on the phone with President Trump and (Homeland Security) Secretary Mullin, negotiating the release of the man ICE agents shot. Those negotiations were unsuccessful," Mamdani said in a press conference late in the evening. He said he demanded from the Trump administration that ICE stop its enforcement actions in New York City.

"These actions are making the city less safe," Mamdani said. "This is an agency that must be abolished."

The mayor said the child in the car is physically unharmed.

Federal immigration agents have shot at least 21 people since Republican President Donald Trump returned to office, 7 fatally, sparking protests across the US. Critics contend that Trump's push to ramp up deportations has led to an increasing number of violent confrontations, and accuse the administration of resisting accountability for the agents involved.

Trump has said many migrants must be deported, blaming them, often in sweeping terms, for financial fraud and violent crimes.

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (OCTOBER 8, 2026) (ABC AFFILIATE WABC - No use USA / No archive) (NIGHT SHOTS)

1. NEW YORK CITY MAYOR, ZOHRAN MAMDANI, WALKING TO PODIUM, PEOPLE CHANTING IN THE BACKGROUND

2. WHITE FLASH

3. (SOUNDBITE) (English) NEW YORK CITY MAYOR, ZOHRAN MAMDANI, SAYING:

“Around 4 p.m. (2000 GMT) this afternoon a New Yorker was shot by ICE agents in Marble Hill. Many of the facts surrounding this shooting are still unclear, but here's what we know. ICE agents surrounded the man's vehicle before opening fire. They wore construction vests and masks that concealed their faces. There is no reasonable way to identify them as ICE agents.”

4. WHITE FLASH

5. (SOUNDBITE) (English) NEW YORK CITY MAYOR, ZOHRAN MAMDANI, SAYING:

“When ICE agents opened fire, a five-year-old child, a five-year-old child, was in the backseat of the car. Thank God that child is physically unharmed.”

6. WHITE FLASH

7. (SOUNDBITE) (English) NEW YORK CITY MAYOR, ZOHRAN MAMDANI, SAYING:

“For the past two hours, I've been on the phone with President Trump and (Homeland Security) Secretary Mullin negotiating the release of the man ICE agents shot. Those negotiations were unsuccessful. Just moments ago, ICE put the man in an unmarked vehicle and whisked him away.”

8. WHITE FLASH

9. (SOUNDBITE) (English) NEW YORK CITY MAYOR, ZOHRAN MAMDANI, SAYING:

“What happened today was an outrage. Tonight, a five-year-old child sits traumatized and terrified. Tonight, millions of our neighbors are wondering whether they will be safe on our streets and our schools, at their work sites."

10. WHITE FLASH

11. (SOUNDBITE) (English) NEW YORK CITY MAYOR ZOHRAN MAMDANI, SAYING:

“Today's shooting is only further devastating confirmation of what we have long known, which is that ICE operates with impunity, and they sow chaos and terror across our country. That they have killed far more of our neighbors than they could ever have claimed to save.”

12. WHITE FLASH

13. (SOUNDBITE) (English) NEW YORK CITY MAYOR ZOHRAN MAMDANI, SAYING:

“ICE undermines public safety. It makes us less safe. New York City will not stand by while ICE agents shoot New Yorkers. And we will not back down from the demand that so many, including myself, have put forward time and again. This is an agency that must be abolished.”

14. WHITE FLASH

15. MAMDANI AND TEAM WALKING AWAY FROM PODIUM