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Mamdani demands release of New York council employee detained by US agents

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Mayor decries ‘assault on our democracy’ after employee detained during ‘routine immigration appointment’

Federal immigration agents detained an employee of the New York City council on Monday, sparking outrage from the city’s leaders and renewed rebukes against the Trump administration’s immigration actions.

“This is an assault on our democracy, on our city, and our values,” Mayor Zohran Mamdani said in a statement on X. “I am calling for his immediate release and will continue to monitor the situation.”

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