Caribbean immigration advocates outraged over ICE shooting in Manhattan

According to Caribbean Life, Caribbean immigration advocates in New York on Thursday, Sept. 8, expressed strong outrage over the shooting of a man in Manhattan by agents from the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency. The New York Police Department (NYPD) said on X, formerly Twitter, that the shooting took place in the Marble Hill neighborhood, which is a part of Manhattan but is geographically attached to the Bronx, and that “the NYPD was not involved in the incident and was not on scene at the time of the shooting. “The individual who was shot is at a nearby hospital, and is currently conscious and receiving medical attention,” the NYPD said. Murad Awawdeh, president and CEO, New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC), an umbrella policy and advocacy organization that represents over 200 immigrant and refugee rights groups throughout New York, said “ICE’s violent tactics are a clear danger to a