Zohran Mamdani Responds to Uganda's Acceptance of US Deportees

Response to Uganda's Decision

• 🇺🇬 Zohran Mamdani, of Ugandan origin, stated that accepting any part of the Trump administration's deportation agenda is wrong and should be opposed.
• 🇺🇸 He emphasized that the greatest responsibility lies with the current administration for seeking to tear families apart across the country.

Protecting Immigrant New Yorkers

• 🗽 Mamdani highlighted that New York City is home to many foreign-born residents, and representation alone is insufficient; action is required.
• ⚖️ A key priority will be to provide legal representation to New Yorkers in detention proceedings.
• 📈 The mere act of having legal representation increases the likelihood of returning home by 11-fold.
• 💰 The administration plans to increase funding by tens of millions of dollars to scale up this program, ensuring immigrant New Yorkers do not live in fear.

Unspeakable Deportation Practices

• 🚫 The practice of picking people up off the street, putting them in vans, and deporting them to unknown countries is described as beyond unspeakable.
• तानाशाह Such actions are compared to what takes place in two-bit dictatorships, not in the United States.