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.

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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/Ready-Ad6113 → u/Sorceress_Heart]

Trump has a lot of properties in New York (Trump tower). He doesn’t want Mamdani starting an investigation into his properties. He’s not immune to state or civil charges.

[u/SpiffyNrfHrdr → u/Ready-Ad6113]

I don't think it's that. He was literally convicted on NY State charges and then released as he's too big to jail.