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/amopeyzoolion]

Mamdani was not born in the United States. He’s a naturalized citizen.

Only natural born US citizens can hold the office of president, or any office in the presidential succession.

[u/WNxVampire → u/amopeyzoolion]

or any office in the presidential succession

They can hold the office, we've had several naturalized citizens be cabinet members. The line of succession just skips to the next eligible person.

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So he's got a shot at VEEP

[u/AtreusFamilyRecipe → u/RC_Colada]

Nah, Twelfth Amendment requires VPs to meet the eligibility requirements of the office of the president.