Zohran Mamdani: “I gave him and his chief of staff a list of five who had…”

“Alongside that, I also made clear to the President, as I have before, my continued belief that ICE raids are cruel and inhumane, that they do nothing to advance the cause of public safety. And I gave him and his chief of staff a list of five who had been detained in or around Columbia University. And maybe about 30 or so minutes after the meeting, the President called me to say that he made the decision that he was going to release that student who'd been detained that morning.” (09:10–09:17)

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