Reference News Network July 2 report: According to the UK's The Guardian website on July 1, the Trump administration proposed possibly revoking the US citizenship of New York Democratic mayoral candidate Zuhair Mammadani as part of an effort to target foreign-born citizens who have committed certain crimes.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt seemed to be preparing for an investigation into Mammadani's identity. This came after Tennessee Republican Congressman Andy Ogles called for the revocation of his citizenship, citing that he may have concealed his support for "terrorism" during the naturalization process.
The report said that Mammadani, 33, was born in Uganda, with Indian parents. He became a U.S. citizen in 2018 and gained widespread media attention and controversy for publicly supporting the rights of Palestinians.
Last week, after winning the New York City mayoral primary with a large margin, he faced attacks on his Islamic faith, followed by disputes over his immigration status.
Previously, the Trump administration instructed lawyers to prioritize revoking the citizenship of foreign-born U.S. citizens who had committed specific crimes. A memo from the Department of Justice instructed lawyers to sue citizens suspected of "illegally obtaining" naturalization eligibility or who obtained it through "concealing material facts or intentional false statements."
The report also stated that after Mammadani won the Democratic mayoral primary, Ogles wrote to Attorney General Pam Bondi, urging an investigation into Mammadani, stating that "his acquisition of U.S. citizenship may have been completed through intentional false statements or concealment of material support for terrorism." (Translated by Hu Guanghe)
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