ICE shooting in NYC fuels tension between New York officials and Trump administration

NPR | By Steve Kastenbaum

Published October 9, 2026 at 4:38 PM EDT

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shot a man in New York City. It raised tensions between the Trump administration and New York officials over the state's sanctuary policies.

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