Zohran Mamdani: “I believe [ICE] should [be abolished].”

“It was a missed opportunity that people say, maybe we wouldn't be in this situation if ICE didn't have this kind of funding. But from this vantage point now, what you're seeing in Los Angeles, should ICE be abolished? I believe [ICE] should [be abolished]. And it's been a privilege to have been represented by Congresswoman Ocasio Cortez as a fellow representative of Astoria. And she is one of the leaders of that call and has continued to make that call.” (05:44–05:45)

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