Federal Judge Blocks Deportation After ICE Shoots Dominican Man in Marble Hill — Here's What Comes Next

A view of the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse, home to the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, in New York City on January 4, 2026. (Credit: Photo by Leonardo Munoz / AFP via Getty Images)

The Briefing

• An ICE agent fired seven rounds at Oscar Bergal, 28, a Dominican national, in the Marble Hill neighborhood on October 8 while his five-year-old son sat unaware in the back seat — the child was unharmed.
• A federal judge in the Southern District of New York issued an emergency order on October 9 blocking Bergal's deportation and restricting ICE from moving him outside the New York–New Jersey area without court approval.
• DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin defended the shooting as justified, while city and state officials — including Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Governor Kathy Hochul — condemned the operation and demanded a pause in enforcement activity across New York.