Pierina Sanchez is a member of the New York City Council representing the 14th District in the Bronx, which includes Kingsbridge, Fordham, University Heights and Mount Hope. Born and raised in the Bronx to immigrant parents, she is a graduate of Harvard University and Princeton University and previously worked in the Obama White House, at the Regional Plan Association and in the mayor's office.
Case
An ICE officer shot a man in a car in Marble Hill on October 8. DHS calls it a targeted arrest and had not said by October 9 why the officer fired. Mamdani says early reports indicate agents surrounded the man and child before firing.
Role at the time: New York City Council member for the 14th District, quoted by Gothamist
Statement summary
Council Member Pierina Sanchez, who represents the area, told Gothamist that ICE agents are terrorizing communities and are reckless, and that she wants them out. She said she had heard reports that agents fired through a car's windshield, that as many as seven shots were heard and that a child was in the car; Gothamist did not independently verify those reports.
“They're terrorizing our communities ... They're reckless. We want them out of here.”
The reference point is whether the ICE officer was justified in shooting the man in the car. Sanchez calls the agents reckless and says they are terrorizing communities after reports that they fired into a car with a child inside, which rejects the shooting as justified, so we labeled it Condemned. The closest competing label is Mixed or conditional, which would fit a call for an investigation without a judgment; she asks for the agents to leave and states no condition.
Statement dates: October 8, 2026
Statement dates: October 8, 2026
Statement dates: October 8, 2026
