# Statement from Governor Kathy Hochul

Date: 8 Oct 2026
Released by: Office of Governor Kathy Hochul

## MediaRelease.co Summary

Governor Kathy Hochul issued a statement on the evening of October 8, 2026, about an incident in Marble Hill in which initial reports indicate ICE agents fired into a vehicle with a five-year-old child inside. Hochul said the child appears to have escaped without physical injury. She called on federal authorities to provide answers immediately, saying New Yorkers are outraged and immigrant communities are terrified.

## Original release

“New Yorkers are outraged tonight. Immigrant communities are terrified. And we are demanding answers. There is still much we don’t know about what happened in Marble Hill. But initial reports indicate ICE agents fired into a vehicle with a five-year-old child inside. Any trained law enforcement officer knows how easily that could have ended in tragedy. By the grace of God, that child appears to have escaped without physical injury. No child should ever have to experience the terror of gunfire, let alone wonder if they’ll make it home alive. As a mother and grandmother, I cannot imagine how frightening those moments must have been. New Yorkers have witnessed far too many acts of violence by a rogue federal agency and untrained agents that operate with impunity. Federal authorities need to provide answers, and they must do so immediately.”

## Key details

- Issued by: Office of Governor Kathy Hochul
- Published: 8 Oct 2026
- Publisher country: United States
- Subject country/region: New York (United States)
- Original source: https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/statement-governor-kathy-hochul-179
- MediaRelease.co URL: https://mediarelease.co/us/mr01655-statement-from-governor-kathy-hochul-marble-hill-ice-08102026.html

Original source: https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/statement-governor-kathy-hochul-179
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