The week included an ICE shooting in the Bronx, a new immigration operation in California, and a U.S. diesel fuel deal with Russia.
Dante Belcher
Oct 12, 2026
Trump’s 90th week brought updates to immigration, government policy, and the economy. This comes as ICE shot and injured 28-year-old Oscar Belgal in New York City, raising implications as ICE launched “Operation Safe California” in San Diego, with reports that agents were told to “go after anybody.”
At the same time, the Pentagon announced that it would livestream the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, the shooter in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting that killed 13 people, causing backlash. Meanwhile, as economic uncertainty continues, the U.S. announced a deal with Russia to reduce the cost of diesel fuel.
Immigration
As anti-immigrant sentiment continues, ICE shot and injured Oscar Belgal, an immigrant from the Dominican Republic, in New York City’s Marble Hill neighborhood, raising implications as a 5-year-old was in the back seat and backlash over the ICE agent being dressed as a construction worker.
“Sanctuary politicians create an environment for criminal activity to thrive, not for American citizens to be safe. President Trump made it clear that he would restore law and order in our cities and in our states. When you have sanctuary cities and politicians, you endanger the safety of the public,” said DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin in a press release, mentioning Belgal’s criminal history.
“The men and women of ICE and DHS are out there every day enforcing our nation’s laws. They’re not picking and choosing which laws to enforce, like these sanctuary politicians. Why is that controversial? We should all want law and order on our streets. Our job every single day is to protect the homeland. There is nothing that should be controversial about protecting our homeland. We do our job and we do it well. Sanctuary politicians want to make it controversial. We’re keeping the men and women of this country safe from the criminals that flooded our country for four years under the Biden administration. I’ll never apologize for our men and women doing their job. I’m very proud of them.”
In an X post, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani acknowledged the shooting, saying that “ICE makes this city less safe.”
“ICE shot a New Yorker,” he wrote.
“They shot a New Yorker while his 5-year-old child was in the car,” he continued.
“We want them out. Now.”
A federal judge later prohibited the federal government from deporting Belgal, with advocates criticizing the shooting.
“Regardless of whether or not someone has a criminal history, it is not lawful, it is not okay, to shoot a father in the afternoon with his son in the back seat. That is not how we resolve legal disputes in this country,” said Harold Solis, an attorney representing Belgal.
“We resolve them in buildings like these, in courtrooms.”
This comes as Belgal still has the bullet in his body, with him currently in custody at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Sunset Park, Brooklyn.
At the same time, ICE also launched “Operation Safe California” in San Diego, with reports that agents were told to “go after anybody.”
“They’re going to highlight the serious criminals they get. There will be press releases, how many they arrest, the most egregious,” an official told the Washington Examiner.
“The challenge may be San Francisco. There may be more pushback. … More liberal than LA.”
This comes as California has a state policy that prohibits local and state police from assisting ICE, raising implications as ICE plans to expand the operation statewide.
Pentagon and Russia
As concerns over the death penalty continue, the Pentagon announced that it would livestream the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, the shooter in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting that killed 13 people.
“We’ll make sure that people are able to watch it, that it’s public,” said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
However, Alonzo Lunsford, a survivor of the shooting, said he agreed with the execution method, while later saying livestreaming the execution sets a bad precedent.
“It’s how he shot us,” he said.
“I don’t want this to be viewed upon as a spectacle, like a pay-per-view event, or like going to a basketball tournament.”
Meanwhile, as economic uncertainty continues, the U.S. announced a deal with Russia to allow the supply of Russian diesel fuel to reduce costs.
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