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Zohran Mamdani: “Other New Yorkers are afraid to even leave their homes with…”

Featuring: Zohran Mamdani, Democratic | Mayor of New York City

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Published | Video Starts at 02:28

And what worries me is the prospect of continuing down the path that we've been on one where we treat it as acceptable that so many New Yorkers are being pushed out of the five boroughs they call home and that Other New Yorkers are afraid to even leave their homes with for fear of being detained or deported by [ICE]. ice. These are the challenges we have ahead of us, and they are ones that deserve the full focus of the mayor. That's what I'll be giving them. (02:28–02:33)

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Asserts that some New Yorkers fear leaving their homes due to potential ICE detention or deportation.

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