In a disturbing move, Republican Rep. Andy Ogles (R–TN) has formally called for the denaturalization and deportation of New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, accusing the Democratic socialist of fraudulently obtaining U.S. citizenship.
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In a letter dated June 26, 2025, addressed to Attorney General Pam Bondi, Ogles urges the Department of Justice to investigate whether Mamdani “procured U.S. citizenship through willful misrepresentation of concealment of material support for terrorism.” The letter cites Mamdani’s past lyrics referencing the Holy Land Foundation, a defunct charity once convicted of funding Hamas, as possible evidence of support for a designated terrorist organization.
Ogles doubled down on social media, writing:
“Zohran ‘little muhammad’ Mamdani is an antisemitic, socialist, communist who will destroy the great City of New York… He needs to be DEPORTED.”
This call follows mounting right-wing pressure. The New York Young Republican Club recently invoked the Communist Control Act of 1954, demanding that Trump, Stephen Miller, and former ICE director Tom Homan take action to revoke Mamdani’s citizenship. Trump echoed these sentiments on Truth Social, calling Mamdani a “Communist Lunatic.”
The demand is unlikely to succeed. Denaturalization is rare, and it requires the DOJ to prove that citizenship was obtained through intentional fraud. Speech alone — including controversial or offensive lyrics — is not sufficient grounds.
This marks one of the most aggressive efforts in recent memory by a sitting member of Congress to deport a political rival.
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This congressman should be expelled from Congress. The candidate is a legal citizen. Just calling for the deportation of the opposing side shows this congressman has zero business in government.
This congressman should be expelled from Congress. The candidate is a legal citizen. Just calling for the deportation of the opposing side shows this congressman has zero business in government.
Meanwhile there’s NOOOOTHING WRONG about AIPAC paying Congress MILLIONS of dollars lol. We are so rekt