Mayor Zohran Mamdani Slams ICE After NYC Council Staffer Is Detained

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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani was outraged Monday after learning that a city council staff member had been detained by federal immigration officers earlier that day. 

“I am outraged to hear a New York City Council employee was detained in Nassau County by federal immigration officials at a routine immigration appointment,” Mamdani wrote on the social platform X.

“This is an assault on our democracy, on our city, and our values,” Mamdani noted...