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Move comes after rightwing Republican accuses New York City mayoral candidate of concealing support for ‘terrorism’

The Trump administration has raised the possibility of stripping Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic mayoral candidate for New York City, of his US citizenship as part of a crackdown against foreign-born citizens convicted of certain offences.

Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, appeared to pave the way for an investigation into Mamdani’s status after Andy Ogles, a rightwing Republican representative for Tennessee, called for his citizenship to be revoked on the grounds that he may have concealed his support for “terrorism” during the naturalization process.

Mamdani, 33, who was born in Uganda to ethnic Indian parents, became a US citizen in 2018 and has attracted widespread media attention – and controversy – over his vocal support for Palestinian rights.

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[–] KingPorkChop@lemmy.ca 6 points 16 hours ago

Andy Ogles shows his support for “terrorism” by suggesting someone he doesn't like should have his life upended, stripped of citizenship, and permanently removed from him home.

Can we send Ogles to Alligator Auschwitz?

[–] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 6 points 16 hours ago

They are terrified.

Use paper ballots only.

[–] Ileftreddit@lemmy.world 4 points 16 hours ago

I mean NYC doesn’t fuck around, it’ll be interesting if they try to fuck with Mamdani. I’m too busy to protest usually but if they try to lay a finger on him I’d be at city hall human shielding his ass in 15 mins flat

[–] ProfThadBach@lemmy.world 4 points 16 hours ago

I sit here a former Army officer and National Guardsman thinking to myself why the fuck did I spend my youth for this country.

[–] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 19 points 1 day ago

See we can't have you voting for people the president doesn't like.

[–] TuffNutzes@lemmy.world 41 points 1 day ago

Way to show weakness, cadet bone spurs.

[–] UltraMagnus0001@lemmy.world 31 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Oh boy, get ready for mass protest in NYC.

Guess I need to be getting ready for dumbass libs to say. "It's still not fascism".

[–] j0ester@lemmy.world 68 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Marco Rubio first. POS birthright citizenship. Or let’s deport Ted Cruz. I’m sure Canada will love to have his head on a stick.

[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

They're white, different rules apply to them. Conservatism was always about "different rules for different people", fascism is just the bad cop to conservatism's good cop.

[–] frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone 22 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Both of them should honestly be real worried about that. If Trump gets to fully exercise that power, and they step out of line a little bit, either one of them would be exiled in no time.

[–] _stranger_@lemmy.world 18 points 1 day ago

Senator who?

[–] mechoman444@lemmy.world 52 points 1 day ago (6 children)

I don't understand! How does trump have so much over reach and why aren't the courts stopping him! Why is our government intentionally creating a fascist dictator!

The president of the United States has always been a public servant who represents the people of our country. He's not a king among men the Office of the President should not have the ability to strip the citizenship of any individual that's what immigration courts are for!

[–] mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 day ago

because the people who rabidly defend the second amendment don't give a shit, and approve of his racist oligarch bullshit

[–] Atomic@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Trump has started small, piece by piece, bit by bit. He's gotten away with everything else. So why wouldn't he get away with this?

And the people isn't doing anything about it. So why would he stop? Maybe americans should take a note from Ukraine's book. You protest outside the capitol and you don't go home until you get what you want.

[–] AHemlocksLie@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 day ago

For sheer size of the US, it can be exceedingly difficult to get all the way to DC. If you can't fly and have to drive for whatever reason, financial or otherwise, it's a 39 hour drive going from LA in California to DC. One way. With absolutely no time accounted for bathroom breaks, food, or even sleep. It's like a three day drive each way. That's basically a worst case scenario, but also, a ton of people live on the west coast, so it's not exactly an uncommon one. Unfortunately, the sheer geographical scale of the US makes it very difficult for people to amass specifically in DC.

You're 100% right, though, that anyone who can do it should do it.

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago

In this specific case? We've spent the last two decades watching overly broad anti terrorism laws get passed under the implicit agreement they wouldn't be abused. Then comes Trump. Americans have been asleep at the wheel since the 1970's. That's part of why right wing rhetoric keeps getting more extreme. They need to keep their voting base engaged. Most people don't want anything to do with politics. If that doesn't change then no amount of reform will prevent us from voting ourselves out of a democracy.

[–] zebidiah@lemmy.ca 22 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (4 children)

Because more Americans are either fully on board and support this, or don't give enough of a shit to care compared to those who oppose this behavior., and piss and moan every day about how "tHiS iS nOt wHo wE ArE"

Trump is literally America's spirit animal, he represents everything that America stands for: greed, ignorance, hate, racism, bigotry, misogyny, corruption, and deceit. Trump is not an outlier, he is America's mirror.

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[–] Buske@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago

Because the entire group, all the leaders, are pedo's. they have all been to that island, Now the island is America.

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[–] BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 226 points 2 days ago (1 children)

You only threaten those you're afraid of.

[–] aceshigh@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

100% the question becomes will t be able to deport him? If not, this will be the start of a losing streak for t because people will see that he blinked and more people, who will be able to make actual change, will rise up. I believe that this is a key moment.

[–] MolecularCactus1324@lemmy.world 104 points 2 days ago (9 children)

Disgusting. If they do this, we are actually living in a fascist state. Stripping citizenship from your political opponents? This is insane.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 97 points 2 days ago (3 children)

If they do this, it is further confirmation that we are actually living in a fascist state.

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[–] possumparty@lemmy.blahaj.zone 72 points 2 days ago

We are already living in a fascist state.

[–] Allemaniac@lemmy.world 34 points 2 days ago (3 children)

THAT's the trigger point where you will accept that you live in a fascist country?? Have you been asleep since january?

[–] raltoid@lemmy.world 39 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Long story short is that America has literally been going through "First they came for ..." for months now.

I can already see the headlines from later this year and the next, about how "no one could see it coming" and "why didn't anyone warn me(better)". You can actually just go to communities making fun of pro-brexit folk and see the same quotes from them afterwards.

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[–] SpaceShort@feddit.uk 31 points 2 days ago (1 children)

At some point, some country will need to send a task force to El Salvador to liberate people from the concentration camp there.

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[–] TwinTitans@lemmy.world 134 points 2 days ago (44 children)

Hey USA, you guys ok down there?

[–] Hylactor@sopuli.xyz 198 points 2 days ago
[–] cmbabul@lemmy.world 154 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Naw man, we’re pretty fucking far from ok

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[–] Lucky_777@lemmy.world 97 points 2 days ago (10 children)

Human MAGAs should all inject bleach. It's good for you. I heard it on Fox News.

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[–] UlyssesOnlyOnce@lemmy.coffee 44 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Its a good thing Democratic leadership has condemned this. They obviously don't like the man and see him as a threat, but Trump's actions are far worse. They did stand up for him right? Right?

[–] merdaverse@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Chuck Schumer will push to call it something different. They'll reach a consensus with Republicans on something like the Glorious "Bipartisan" Liberation from Antisemitic Terrorism

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[–] electric_nan@lemmy.ml 41 points 2 days ago (5 children)

Do it, fucker. We'll burn the fucking country down.

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