Oscar Belgal, the man shot by ICE in the Marble Hill neighborhood of the Bronx, N.Y., is living an “unimaginable nightmare” in custody, his lawyers claimed.
The legal organizations representing Belgal claim the Dominican father still has a bullet in his neck, is being kept in solitary confinement, has not been fed a full meal and only has access to a bathroom sink for his water.
Belgal Moved to Detention in Brooklyn
Belgal was shot by ICE agents in a controversial operation on October 8. A plainclothes officer with a rifle and a construction vest opened fire into Belgal’s car, which also had his 5-year-old son. The son was unharmed.
He was brought to the city’s New York-Presbyterian Allen Hospital, where protests erupted against ICE. The agency announced its intent to move Belgal out-of-state, but lawyers filed a habeas corpus for the Dominican man, preventing his removal from New York state. He is now being held at Metropolitan Detention Center in Sunset Park, Brooklyn.
Lawyers Claim Belgal Suffers in Horrific Conditions
The Legal Aid Society and Make the Road New York, two organizations providing counsel for Belgal, say he is being subject to “horrific” conditions in custody and is suffering from medical complications related to the shooting…