Zohran Mamdani: “A Columbia student had been detained by ICE... part of a…”

“I believe they do nothing to deliver us on the stated intent of public safety. And in the previous meeting that I had with the President, I mentioned that just that morning A Columbia student had been detained by ICE... part of a larger pattern of five individuals who had been detained in or around Columbia University. I gave him that list. About 30 minutes after the meeting, he called me and said that he had now made the decision that he was going to release that Columbia student.” (12:27–12:37)

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