The radical, open-borders New York City mayor, Zohran Mamdani, has reportedly been running a quiet back-channel operation, begging President Trump's team to release individuals held in ICE custody, according to a Monday report from Politico.
This astonishing revelation exposes how Mamdani leveraged an "inexplicably cordial" relationship with President Trump to establish an open line of communication on sensitive immigration enforcement matters. This backdoor dealing was reportedly facilitated through former Chief of Staff Susie Wiles.
It began in February, when Mamdani persuaded President Trump during a White House sit-down to free Columbia University student Elmina Aghayeva, who had been detained by federal immigration agents earlier that day.
Mamdani shamelessly touted Aghayeva's release as a victory, claiming it proved his "surprising relationship" with Trump could "deliver for New Yorkers." What the public wasn't told, however, was that this was no isolated incident; Mamdani had just opened a private "favor factory" to undermine federal immigration enforcement.
Since then, Mamdani and his staff have continued their outreach, reportedly handing President Trump's team the names of about two dozen more immigrant New Yorkers in ICE custody, explicitly asking the President to order their release. The most recent list reportedly arrived during Mamdani's September meeting with Trump at Gracie Mansion.
Yet, for all of Mamdani's backroom maneuvering, Politico admits it can't confirm a single additional name on his "release list" has walked free. This glaring lack of success is hardly surprising, considering President Trump's unyielding commitment to securing our borders and prioritizing American citizens, not pandering to those who defy our laws.
Mamdani's aides allegedly worked these questionable requests mostly through Wiles, who has since left the White House. Aside from Aghayeva, Politico claims Mamdani was able "to secure a short-term visa for a woman from Ghana whose son was fatally shot in the Bronx."
"Other than that, not much substantive has materialized between the two ..." the outlet adds. In other words: Mamdani's "pipeline" was barely a trickle, a testament to President Trump's consistent stance on law and order.
“Over the course of these conversations, we have been able to free a New Yorker from ICE detention," Mamdani claimed in an interview with Fox News. "We have been able to secure a visa for a grieving mother who would otherwise have to watch her son be buried from thousands of miles away."
But the game has decisively shifted. President Trump's strategic move to name Stephen Miller as his new Chief of Staff, replacing Wiles, has sent shockwaves through the radical left.
And, predictably, Mamdani's progressive acolytes are now in a full-blown panic. They fear the hardline immigration-enforcement advocate will be far less responsive to requests from Gracie Mansion.
Politico reports a palpable concern within the mayor's administration: the "open door" for their backdoor deals is slamming shut. It's "unlikely that Miller, given his posture on immigration, will keep playing ball in the same way Wiles did." And there it is.
This is not just good; it's exactly what America First demands: a White House firmly committed to enforcing our laws, not granting political favors to those who wish to dismantle them. Miller is making precisely the right people squirm.
Murad Awawdeh, a close Mamdani ally, offered a truly bewildering statement, attempting to keep their desperate foot in the White House door by insulting the very man now holding the keys:
“Stephen Miller is a cruel man who has spent his career targeting immigrants, but he is not the president. Donald Trump is, and the deportation agenda is his,” Awawdeh declared, adding that “New York expects the president to work with the mayor, deliver for this city, and end the terror in our neighborhoods. Promoting Miller changes none of that.” Apparently, common sense needed a permission slip.
This audacity from Mamdani's camp is breathtaking. New York has no inherent right to "expect" anything, especially when its mayor's policies are actively creating chaos. And insulting the incoming Chief of Staff is certainly a curious strategy for maintaining any semblance of a "cordial relationship."
President Trump, for his part, has come out and unequivocally reiterated his tough stance on criminal illegal aliens, reinforcing his America First platform.
"We have a very strong deportation policy, there's no amnesty, there's no anything, we keep that," he told reporters. "But, we focus on the worst of the worst. We want the murderers out. We've gotten most of them out ... We want to get the worst of the worst, and then we'll see what happens."
Mamdani's covert "release list" was once whispered into an open ear; now, it will confront the unwavering resolve of Stephen Miller. Expect that list to be swiftly escorted to the shredder, where it belongs. This is a clear victory for immigration enforcement, national sovereignty, and the America First agenda, sending a powerful message to any politician who believes they can circumvent our laws through backroom deals.
