{"id":2680563,"date":"2026-10-10T09:51:01","date_gmt":"2026-10-10T13:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-launches-bizarre-war-on-target-in-wake-of-ice-shooting\/"},"modified":"2026-10-10T09:54:41","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T13:54:41","slug":"aoc-launches-bizarre-war-on-target-in-wake-of-ice-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-launches-bizarre-war-on-target-in-wake-of-ice-shooting\/","title":{"rendered":"AOC Launches Bizarre War on Target in Wake of ICE Shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Faoc-launches-bizarre-war-on-target-in-wake-of-ice-shooting%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2680563&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC), a Democrat from New York, responded to a recent incident involving Immigration and Customs enforcement (ICE) in Marble Hill. She condemned ICE\u2019s actions, specifically criticizing an officer-involved shooting of a suspected gang member inside his vehicle, which occurred with a 5-year-old child present in the backseat. AOC demanded an self-reliant examination, the release of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/9-year-old-girl-pepper-sprayed-during-interaction-with-rochester-police\/\" title=\"9-Year-Old Girl Pepper Sprayed During Interaction With Rochester Pol...\">body camera footage<\/a>, and called for Target stores to cease providing their properties as staging sites for ICE operations, asserting that the presence of ICE is hazardous and unacceptable in New York City. She described ICE as a rogue agency and called for its abolition. The suspect, identified as Oscar Belgal, was shot after resisting arrest and has a criminal history. Despite being shot, he is expected to survive, and his young son was unharmed. A court temporarily blocked Belgal\u2019s deportation amid the legal challenge. The incident has sparked controversy, with Target denying any cooperation with ICE, and officials stating the shooting was in self-defense during a lawful arrest attempt.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a Democrat from New York, seized on a story involving Immigration and Customs Enforcement to demand that Target stores stop all cooperation with federal authorities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday in Marble Hill, ICE agents fired multiple shots at a man in his vehicle while his 5-year-old child was in the back seat,\u201d she said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/ocasio-cortez.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/ocasio-cortez-statement-ice-shooting-marble-hill\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cICE\u2019s already unwelcome presence in our city has been growing more escalatory and dangerous by the day,\u201d AOC added. \u201cToday\u2019s shooting is a grave development that requires a swift and immediate response to protect the safety of all New Yorkers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFirst, we must have a full and independent investigation of this incident. There must also be a full and immediate release of all body camera footage of the incident,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn addition, the Target Corporation must stop offering their Bronx properties as private staging sites for ICE, in compliance with requests from New York officials,\u201d the democratic socialist declared. \u201cTarget opening up large, active retail parking lots for paramilitary activity is unacceptable and places the entire community at risk.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cICE is a rogue, lawless paramilitary and surveillance agency,\u201d she concluded. \u201cIt does not belong in New York City and it should not exist in the United States of America. Abolish ICE.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FrepAOC%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02FtpykBFaPBq9XGnm4HbuSVcHSGDsusiREGeQcyoaXjZASH5XbA1SubZk4j9JPTGBl&#038;show_text=true&#038;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"590\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Ocasio-Cortez was referring to the shooting of a suspected Trinitarios gang member, who was shot in the neck by federal officers on Thursday while inside his car, as a 5-year-old boy \u2014 who is thought to be his son \u2014 sat in the backseat, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/10\/09\/us-news\/aoc-calls-for-full-and-independent-investigation-into-bronx-ice-shooting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according<\/a> to the New York Post.<\/p>\n<p>There is a Target store about half a mile from the shooting site, but a company representative went on record to refute AOC\u2019s accusations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTarget has no cooperative agreements with ICE or any other immigration enforcement agency,\u201d they declared.<\/p>\n<p>Department of Homeland Security officials said the suspect, who was identified as Oscar Belgal, 28, has ties to dangerous gangs and a history of criminal activity.<\/p>\n<p>After being given lawful orders to surrender, he began pulling his car forward and accelerating, causing one of the ICE agents to fire his weapon in response.<\/p>\n<p>Senior ICE official Marcos Charles said during a news conference on Friday that \u201cour officers, using their training and believing that their life and the life of the partners and the general public were in danger, used their training and fired weapons.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>ICE agents were reportedly unaware of his child in the backseat, but Charles said Belgal \u201cwas aware,\u201d yet chose to risk both their lives by ignoring orders from law enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>The agency said Belgal has previous convictions for grand larceny, adding that he has been arrested for robbery, drug possession, weapon possession, and assault.<\/p>\n<p>Despite being shot, Belgal is expected to survive. His son was not injured during the incident.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/clinton-appointed-judge-blocks-desantis-on-penalizing-big-tech-for-censorship\/\" title=\"Clinton-Appointed Judge Blocks DeSantis On Penalizing Big Tech For Censorship\">federal judge appointed<\/a> by former President Barack Obama temporarily blocked Belgal\u2019s deportation due to a pending legal challenge, Fox News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/federal-judge-blocks-deportation-dominican-illegal-immigrant-shot-ice-nyc-arrest-attempt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. District Judge Paul Oetken issued a two-page order stating that he cannot be removed from the U.S. without a court order.<\/p>\n<p>His order also prevents federal authorities from moving Belgal to another facility without the court\u2019s approval.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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