New York Mayor Mamdani Urges Trump to Remove Federal Immigration Agents After Bronx Shooting

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani stated on Thursday that he intends to request that US President Donald Trump remove federal immigration agents from the city following a shooting incident in the Bronx involving Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

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According to the South China Morning Post, New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced on Thursday that he plans to ask US President Donald Trump to have federal immigration agents taken out of the city amid rising tensions related to a recent shooting involving ICE.

The New York Police Department reported that a man was shot around 4pm in the Marble Hill area of the Bronx during a confrontation with federal agents.

Mamdani and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) subsequently verified that the shooting took place while Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the agency tasked with Trump's immigration enforcement efforts, was conducting an operation.

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