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PULSE POINTS
❓WHAT HAPPENED: Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) has formally requested that the Department of Justice (DOJ) investigate New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani (D) for possible denaturalization over alleged past support for terrorism-linked individuals.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Rep. Andy Ogles, Zohran Kwame Mamdani, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, the Department of Justice, and the Holy Land Foundation
📍WHEN & WHERE: Washington, D.C., June 26, 2025
💬KEY QUOTE: “If Mr. Mamdani concealed relevant associations, that concealment may constitute a material misrepresentation sufficient to support denaturalization under federal law.” – Rep. Andy Ogles
🎯IMPACT: The DOJ could initiate denaturalization proceedings, placing Mamdani’s U.S. citizenship and mayoral candidacy under legal and political threat.
IN FULL
Congressman Andy Ogles (R-TN) has formally requested that the U.S. Department of Justice investigate Zohran Kwame Mamdani, the Democrats’ New York City mayoral candidate, for potential denaturalization under 8 U.S.C. § 1451(a). The letter, dated June 26, 2025, accuses Mamdani of having possibly obtained his U.S. citizenship through “willful misrepresentation or concealment of material support for terrorism.”
Citing a June 21 New York Post article, Ogles noted Mamdani, who was born in Uganda, has rapped lyrics praising the Holy Land Foundation—an organization convicted in 2008 for providing material support to Hamas, a designated terrorist group. Mamdani had rapped, “Free the Holy Land Five / My guys,” which Ogles says raises serious concerns about sympathies that should have been disclosed during Mamdani’s naturalization process.
Mamdani, as well as being an avowed socialist who supports far-left policies including abolishing prisons and defunding the police, is a member of Shia Islam’s extreme “Twelver” sect, which holds that a 1,200-year-old prophet is hidden among us, ready to emerge and spread Islam worldwide.
“There is credible evidence that Mr. Mamdani concealed material information or made material misrepresentations sufficient to support denaturalization,” Ogles wrote, arguing that praising terrorists could warrant legal scrutiny under current naturalization laws. The GOP lawmaker emphasized the need to investigate whether Mamdani had undisclosed affiliations or supported designated terrorist organizations before receiving citizenship.
Ogles also referenced Mamdani’s recent refusal to denounce calls to “Globalize the Intifada,” describing this as a troubling pattern that “warrants formal scrutiny.”
“The federal government must uphold public trust by ensuring that citizenship is not granted under false pretenses,” the letter concluded. Ogles called on Attorney General Pam Bondi to determine whether Mamdani’s conduct before naturalization warrants federal action.
Zohran “little muhammad” Mamdani is an antisemitic, socialist, communist who will destroy the great City of New York. He needs to be DEPORTED. Which is why I am calling for him to be subject to denaturalization proceedings.
Attached is my letter to @AGPamBondi. pic.twitter.com/RWCZm67VOr
— Rep. Andy Ogles (@RepOgles) June 26, 2025
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