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The Guardian - US
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Michael Sainato

‘Islamophobia is endemic,’ Mamdani says of Republicans’ push to deport him

Zohran Mamdani, New York City mayoral candidate, campaigns in Brooklyn, New York, on Saturday.
Zohran Mamdani, New York City mayoral candidate, campaigns in Brooklyn, New York, on Saturday. Photograph: Derek French/Shutterstock

Two US House Republicans are pushing the federal justice department to investigate the path to citizenship of Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic candidate favored to win the 4 November election for New York City mayor.

Congressman Randy Fine of Florida and Andy Ogles of Tennessee – both staunch proponents of Donald Trump’s presidential administration – have been leading the push, which has been condemned by Democratic officials and Muslim civil rights groups as “racist and anti-Muslim”.

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