Summary
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani spoke with President Trump about his concerns over U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrests, stating they do not improve public safety. After meeting in person and discussing further by phone, President Trump promised to review the cases of several Columbia University students facing immigration proceedings.
Key Facts
- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani met with President Trump in the Oval Office.
- The original meeting topic was affordable housing, but it shifted focus to ICE arrests.
- Mamdani expressed that ICE arrests do not help public safety.
- He provided names of detained Columbia University students to President Trump.
- President Trump said he would review the cases and one student's release was ensured.
- Four additional students related to pro-Palestinian demonstrations have ongoing cases.
- Mayor Mamdani requested that all related immigration cases be dropped.
