Mamdani shared a photo of the families sharing a Ramadan dinner.
by ALEXX ALTMAN-DEVILBISS | The National News DeskNew York Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks during a news conference in Morningside Heights, Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, in New York. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is facing backlash for hosting Mahmoud Khalil, the former Columbia University student arrested by ICE, and his family for Ramadan dinner at the mayoral mansion over the weekend.
Mamdani shared a photo on social media on Monday of the dinner, stating he and his wife, Rama, invited Khalil, his wife, Noor, and their son to Gracie Mansion to break fast together."For Mahmoud Khalil, this past year has been marked by profound hardship—and by profound courage," Mamdani wrote on X. "And yet, even in the face of that cruelty, there has also been beauty. New Yorkers raising their voices in solidarity. A city refusing to look away. Mahmoud won his freedom, and a father was finally reunited with his child."Khail was held for over 100 days at a detention center in Louisiana before a federal judge ruled it was likely unconstitutional and ordered his release on bail in June 2025. In January 2026, a federal appeals court ruled the judge who freed himPolice searching for suspect in South Austin Target robbery, assault The Austin Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect connected to a robbery at a South Austin Target store last month.When dozens of neighbors and officers fanned out across a Cedar Park neighborhood last Friday searching for a missing 6-year-old boy with autism, it was anotherPolice are asking for the public's help identifying a group of suspects believed to be involved in a series of vehicle burglaries and auto thefts in northwest AA massage therapist has been charged with sexual assault following an incident at a spa in the Domain, and detectives believe there may be additional victims atA man has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with a 2024 fatal stabbing after his arrest on an unrelated charge last month, Austin police said.
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