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Oscar Belgal, the 28-year-old Dominican man shot by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in New York City last Thursday, has not received surgery to remove a bullet lodged in his neck for over a week.

Lawyers for Oscar Belgal have called for his immediate release, citing inadequate care.

On Wednesday, the Legal Aid Society, which is representing Belgal, filed a habeas corpus petition decrying ICE’s “flagrant abuses of authority and categorically lawless conduct.”

ICE agents attacked Belgal in Manhattan on October 8 around 4 PM, soon after he picked up his 5-year-old son from school. The Legal Aid Society’s petition describes ICE’s sudden attack, noting that “an anonymous, masked man stormed Oscar’s driverside window with his firearm drawn, followed closely behind by several other masked men also wielding firearms. The men did not identify themselves, show any documents or otherwise communicate with Oscar in any substantive way.” They were all wearing civilian clothing, the report added.

The petition goes on to describe the attack against Belgal, as an ICE agent shot into his car “while his son cowered in the back seat.” ICE agents then........

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