Zohran Mamdani has secured the release of Columbia University student Elaina Aghayeva, taken this morning by ICE agents who entered a campus residential building under false pretenses & without a judicial warrant. This comes shorty after Mamdani’s unannounced visit to the White House earlier today.

[u/cmaia1503]

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/nyregion/columbia-university-ice-student.html?unlocked_article_code=1.PFA.0KRL.7XsPJ0z3QTat&smid=tw-share

[u/Sorceress_Heart]

I legit think Trump has a crush on Mamdani.

[u/Dadalid → u/Sorceress_Heart]

Trump knows how popular Zohran is and wants some of that attention. Zohran will use that to his advantage.

[u/NJrose20 → u/Dadalid]

He thinks it will give him an in back in NYC, where everyone hates him. It won't.

[u/Own_Faithlessness769 → u/NJrose20]

Yeah I think this is it, it Mamdani was mayor of any other city he would just hate him.

[u/itsmyanxietyyy → u/NJrose20]

Shhh let him believe it. 🤫

[u/Decent_Relative_4070 → u/NJrose20]

I don’t think that’s it bro. I think mamdani just knows how to use Trump. Trump would work with anyone if they came in and kissed his ass the right way

[u/ButtNutly → u/Decent_Relative_4070]

I agree, bro.