Darializa Avila-Chevalier Criticizes NYPD Over ICE Migrant Shooting Response
Democratic nominee for New York’s 13th congressional district, Darializa Avila-Chevalier, has publicly criticized the New York Police Department (NYPD) following an incident where an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer shot a migrant in Marble Hill. Avila-Chevalier, backed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, whose campaign Darializa Avila-Chevalier supported, labeled ICE a “militia” and accused the NYPD of protecting federal agents rather than the community. The controversy stems from a Thursday, October 8, 2026, shooting where an ICE officer fired at Oscar Belgal, 28, who was in a car with a 5-year-old child. This incident…
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