Archive · 3 Jun 2025
Mamdani Reacts to Deportation Threat by Councilwoman
Zohran Mamdani, a New York City mayoral candidate, responded to a call for his deportation by a Republican councilwoman.
Mamdani, who is an Indian-Ugandan-American, became a U.S. citizen after 2016.
The councilwoman criticized Mamdani for running for office, given his recent citizenship.
Mamdani had previously supported Bernie Sanders and expressed excitement about voting in the 2020 election.
Mamdani reacted strongly, citing death threats and Islamophobic slurs.
He criticized Donald Trump and his supporters for their actions, referring to it as an assault on the values of the city and the Constitution.
The call for deportation arose from a social media post from 2019.
Zohran Mamdani, a mayoral candidate, faced a deportation call from a GOP councilwoman.
Mamdani is an Indian-Ugandan-American who became a U.S. citizen after 2016.
The councilwoman criticized Mamdani for running for office, citing his recent citizenship.
Mamdani supported Bernie Sanders and was excited to vote in the 2020 election.
Mamdani condemned the call, citing death threats and Islamophobic slurs.
- Who
- Zohran Mamdani and Vickie Paladino, the councilwoman who called for his deportation.
- What
- A Republican councilwoman called for the deportation of Zohran Mamdani.
- When
- The call for deportation was made recently; Mamdani's social media post was in 2019.
- Where
- New York City
- Why
- Because a GOP councilwoman called for his deportation after he was not a citizen for ten years and he made a 2019 social media post about Bernie Sanders, that was shared recently.
Mamdani's View
Republican View
Citizenship
Mamdani's View
Mamdani is fit to run for office
Republican View
Mamdani should not be allowed to run for office because he has not been a citizen long enough.
- Candidate
- Zohran Mamdani
- Citizenship
- Post-2016
- Councilwoman
- Vickie Paladino
- Political Party of Councilwoman
- Republican
- Support
- Bernie Sanders