Liputan6.com, Washington, County of Colombia – Candidate of the Mayor of the New York Zoran Mamdani (33) condemned the threat of President Donald Trump, who planned to investigate his immigration status and arrested him for counteracting the raids conducted by the United States immigration and customs agency (ICE).
Trump, at the press conference on Tuesday (1/7/2025) at the center of detention in Florida, which was called “Alligator Alcatraz”, said that if Mamdani would prevent ice agents in performing deportation operations, “we had to catch it.”
Moreover, Trump also expressed false statements that Mamdani illegally entered the United States.
In fact, Mamdani legally moved to the United States in childhood with his family after growth in Uganda.
“We will watch it very carefully, and many people say that he is illegal here,” Trump said, answering the journalist’s question, as indicated from Hill. “We will check everything.”
Trump’s statement arose after DPR members from the Republican Party of Andy OGGS last week showed that Mamdani’s citizenship would be canceled, and he would be deported, and asked the prosecutor General Pam Bondi in this direction.
Mamdani answered Trump’s statement, saying: “The president was threatened not because I violated the law, but because I refused to allow the ice to terrorize our city.”
“His statement is not only an attack on our democracy, but also an attempt to send a message to every citizen of New York, who refuses to hide in the shadow: if you sound, they will hunt you,” Mamdani said.
If it is later elected, Mamdani will be recorded by history as the first Muslim, who became the mayor of New York.
According to the latest results of the vote count announced on Tuesday, Mamdani won the preliminary elections of the mayor of the National from the Democratic Party. This victory surprised many, because he managed to defeat the former governor Andrew Kuomo with a difference of 12 points.
In his statement, Mamdani said that he was touched by the great support that he received, and now began to focus on encountering his opponents in a general election.
“Democratic voters convey a clear message: they want a decent and affordable city, politicians who look ahead, as well as leaders who dare to fight the growth of authoritarianism,” Mamdani said. “I am very grateful for the support of more than 545,000 New York citizens who have chosen us, and I am ready to expand this coalition to defeat Eric Adams and build the city government in favor of workers.”
