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Migrant shot by ICE still has bullet in neck, lawyers say

Lawyers say Oscar Belgal, twenty-eight, is in solitary at the Brooklyn detention center that also holds Luigi Mangione; questions about use of force and medical care are growing.

On air: Chip Darnell and Vera Bullock on BBN Newsroom
Published 2:14 PM ET, Monday, October 12, 2026

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First reported by New York Post: “NYC illegal migrant thug shot by ICE still has bullet lodged in neck, can’t eat, lawyers say: ‘Unimaginable nightmare’”.
Covered on BBN on Monday, October 12, 2026, at 2:14 PM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Chip Darnell and Vera Bullock.
Topics: NYC.

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New York PostNYC illegal migrant thug shot by ICE still has bullet lodged in neck, can’t eat, lawyers say: ‘Unimaginable nightmare’

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Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThis is a BBN special report, and we begin in New York, where a man shot by ICE agents still has a bullet lodged in his neck.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe New York Post reports that his lawyers say Oscar Belgal, twenty-eight, of the Dominican Republic, can't eat and is being held in solitary confinement at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThey call it an unimaginable nightmare.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe Post describes him as an illegal migrant, and the lawyers' account is that he is in severe pain with serious complications.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe facility also houses Luigi Mangione, who is accused in a healthcare executive's killing, and Nicolas Maduro.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe questions now are about law enforcement's use of force and what medical care he is getting while he is in custody.

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