Nearly a week after being shot during an encounter with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers on a New York City street, Oscar Belgal remains in detention with the bullet still lodged in his neck, his attorneys stated in a court filing Wednesday.

Belgal was shot on Thursday, October 8, 2026, while he was in his car with his 5-year-old son in the back seat. The incident occurred in Manhattan.

Attorneys with the Legal Aid Society reported in a habeas petition that Belgal is only being treated with ibuprofen for the pain caused by the bullet. The petition further details that the 28-year-old Dominican national is experiencing numbness on the left side of his face and has difficulty hearing from his left ear, with sounds seeming distant.

A federal judge has temporarily barred the Trump administration from deporting Belgal or transferring him outside of specific federal districts. This order, issued on Wednesday, also directs the government to justify Belgal's mandatory detention, especially in light of previous rulings that limit the government's ability to detain individuals without bond or individual assessment.

Belgal's attorneys contend that ICE agents arrested him without a warrant. Surveillance footage released by the NYPD shows Belgal parked in his SUV when two plainclothes officers approach him with guns drawn. The footage captures Belgal reversing and then driving away as one officer punches the driver's side window, breaking the glass.

Last week, the Department of Homeland Security claimed Belgal has gang associations and a criminal record, and that he "weaponized his vehicle" during the attempted arrest. Belgal denies any gang involvement, and his attorneys state that ICE has not provided evidence to support these claims.

Belgal is reportedly being held in a segregated unit at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn while federal prosecutors pursue his removal from the country. This is not the first judicial intervention, as a different federal judge had previously issued a similar block on Belgal's deportation.

U.S. District Judge Hector Gonzalez, who issued the order on Wednesday, is seeking an explanation from the government regarding the basis for Belgal's mandatory detention. This case highlights ongoing legal challenges surrounding ICE's arrest and detention practices.