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An ICE agent on the scene of a shooting in upper Manhattan on Thursday has repeatedly been accused in federal court of unlawful arrests and using force during arrests in New York and Minneapolis, a WIRED investigation finds.

wired.comICE Agent at NYC Shooting Has History of Alleged Violence and Illegal ArrestsBrenden Cuni, an ICE supervisor, has been accused of excessive force and tackling a pregnant woman to the ground. Several of his arrests were later found to be unlawful in federal court.

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On Thursday afternoon, ICE agents shot a man, identified by city authorities as Oscar Belgal, in Manhattan’s Marble Hill neighborhood, near the Bronx. Belgal, the New York Police Department said, was hospitalized after reportedly being shot in the neck.

wired.comICE Agent at NYC Shooting Has History of Alleged Violence and Illegal ArrestsBrenden Cuni, an ICE supervisor, has been accused of excessive force and tackling a pregnant woman to the ground. Several of his arrests were later found to be unlawful in federal court.

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Cuni is an ICE supervisor with the agency’s National Fugitive Operations team who has been involved in several arrests in the New York City region and Minneapolis during Operation Metro Surge last winter.

wired.comICE Agent at NYC Shooting Has History of Alleged Violence and Illegal ArrestsBrenden Cuni, an ICE supervisor, has been accused of excessive force and tackling a pregnant woman to the ground. Several of his arrests were later found to be unlawful in federal court.

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A WIRED review of federal court cases, social media, and other public records suggests that Cuni has repeatedly been at the center of illegal ICE street arrests in New York and beyond. In recent months, federal judges have repeatedly found arrests involving him unlawful.

wired.comICE Agent at NYC Shooting Has History of Alleged Violence and Illegal ArrestsBrenden Cuni, an ICE supervisor, has been accused of excessive force and tackling a pregnant woman to the ground. Several of his arrests were later found to be unlawful in federal court.

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Someone needs to archive all the ICE records now, so there can be accountability when this is over. We can't let them get away with this and slink into the shadows when they're no longer in power.