The Trump administration is considering revoking the US citizenship of Zohran Mamdani, a Democratic mayoral candidate for New York, amid claims he concealed support for terrorism during naturalization. Press secretary Karoline Leavitt signaled a potential investigation after Republican congressman Andy Ogles requested this based on Mamdani's past statements and a rap song referencing support for Hamas. This scrutiny coincides with increased Islamophobic attacks following Mamdani's recent primary victory, intensifying controversies surrounding his immigration status and the administration's focus on denaturalizing foreign-born citizens with criminal convictions.
The Trump administration has raised the possibility of stripping Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic mayoral candidate for New York, of his US citizenship as part of a crackdown against foreign-born citizens convicted of certain offences.
Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, appeared to pave the way for an investigation into Mamdani's status after Andy Ogles, a right-wing Republican congressman for Tennessee, called for his citizenship to be revoked.
Mamdani's immigration status follows a chorus of Islamophobic attacks on his Muslim faith, particularly after his apparent victory in last week's New York mayoral primary.
A justice department memo instructs lawyers to institute proceedings against naturalized citizens who are suspected of having illegally procured naturalization or having done so by concealment of a material fact or by willful misrepresentation.
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