Mayoral hopeful Mamdani condemns Cuomo’s response to Mahmoud Khalil detainment

Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani on Friday criticized rival Andrew Cuomo’s response to the Trump administration’s detention of Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian activist and green card holder, calling it weak.

Mamdani, a Muslim Assembly member representing part of western Queens, has raised concerns this week about Khalil, who was arrested last Saturday without charge and placed in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody for deportation