{"id":18977,"date":"2025-11-22T16:42:46","date_gmt":"2025-11-22T16:42:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news2.watchtowatch.top\/ll-nancy-pelosi-threatens-to-arrest-federal-ice-agents-for-breaking-california-law\/"},"modified":"2025-11-22T16:42:46","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T16:42:46","slug":"ll-nancy-pelosi-threatens-to-arrest-federal-ice-agents-for-breaking-california-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news2.watchtowatch.top\/?p=18977","title":{"rendered":"ll.Nancy Pelosi Threatens to Arrest Federal ICE Agents for Breaking California Law"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/news2.watchtowatch.top\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/221103-nancy-pelosi-house-attack-mn-0950-bddad4.jpg\" alt=\"ll.Nancy Pelosi Threatens to Arrest Federal ICE Agents for Breaking California Law\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto;\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"3\"><strong>SAN FRANCISCO \u2013 The strained relationship between California and the federal government over immigration enforcement has escalated to an unprecedented level. Speaking in San Francisco, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) issued a sharp warning, threatening that state and local authorities could arrest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents if they are found to be violating California state laws.<\/p>\n<div class=\"in-article-ad\">\n<div class=\"adsconex-banner\" data-ad-placement=\"banner1\" id=\"ub-banner1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4\">Pelosi&#8217;s explosive statement is not only aimed at federal agents but also serves as a direct challenge to presidential authority and the role of the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"7\">Representative Pelosi strongly asserted that the legal protections afforded to the President do not extend to federal employees carrying out his orders:<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8,0\">&#8220;While the President may enjoy\u00a0<strong>absolute immunity<\/strong>\u00a0courtesy of his rogue Supreme Court, those who operate under his orders do not. Our state and local authorities<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9\">This is a rare instance where a senior Congressional leader has publicly threatened to use state power to arrest federal personnel while they are attempting to execute federal duties.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"11\">Pelosi\u2019s threat is anchored in two key legal-political arguments:<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"12,0,0\"><strong>Supremacy of State Law Over Agents:<\/strong>\u00a0She argues that federal agents are not immune from state laws while conducting their duties. This directly relates to California\u2019s &#8220;sanctuary state&#8221; policies.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"12,1,0\"><strong>Limits of the Pardon Power:<\/strong>\u00a0Under constitutional law, the President\u2019s power to grant pardons applies only to federal crimes. The President\u00a0<strong>does not have the authority<\/strong>\u00a0to pardon convictions issued by a state court.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"15\">Pelosi\u2019s comments come amid prolonged tension between California and the federal government regarding immigration enforcement.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"16\">California operates as a\u00a0<strong>&#8220;sanctuary state&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"in-article-ad\">\n<div class=\"adsconex-banner\" data-ad-placement=\"banner5\" id=\"ub-banner5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>under Senate Bill 54 (SB 54), which severely restricts local and state law enforcement agencies from using resources to help ICE detain and arrest undocumented migrants, except in specific, major crime cases.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"17\">California state officials argue that ICE agents often violate the spirit, and sometimes the letter, of state laws when they conduct immigration arrests in sensitive locations (such as schools, hospitals, or courthouses) without proper coordination. The threat of arrest suggests California is prepared to treat ICE actions as violations of state laws, potentially involving charges related to trespass, false imprisonment, or civil rights violations during uncooperative arrests.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"20\">Pelosi\u2019s reference to the\u00a0<strong>&#8220;rogue Supreme Court&#8221;<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>&#8220;absolute immunity&#8221;<\/strong>\u00a0indicates she is framing the conflict with ICE within a larger constitutional context.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"21\">The comment appears to target recent legal disputes regarding the limits of presidential power. By stressing that subordinate personnel are not entitled to the immunity the President seeks, she attempts to limit the scope of executive authority and assert that no federal agency can operate completely outside the purview of state law.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"22\">This statement represents a significant political escalation, raising the possibility of a\u00a0<strong>constitutional crisis<\/strong>\u00a0should California authorities ever follow through on the Speaker\u2019s threat, leading to the arrest of federal employees carrying out directives from the executive branch.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"24\"><strong>Would you like me to elaborate on the legal precedents for state vs. federal conflicts or analyze the political impact of this rhetoric?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Senator\u00a0<strong data-end=\"540\" data-start=\"518\">John Neely Kennedy<\/strong>\u00a0didn\u2019t enter the federal press chamber so much as erupt into it. Reporters barely had time to stand before he marched to the podium with a binder the color of a warning flare, its cover stamped in block letters:<\/p>\n<p><strong data-end=\"796\" data-start=\"754\">\u201cNYC FRAUD \u2013 1.4 MILLION GHOST VOTES.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The sound of it slamming onto the table thundered louder than the cameras snapping. It was the sound of a political grenade without its pin.<\/p>\n<p>For a moment, Kennedy said nothing. He simply stared out at the crowd \u2014 stone-still, jaw locked \u2014 before unleashing a tirade that transformed a routine oversight hearing into the most explosive political event of the year.<\/p>\n<p><strong data-end=\"1190\" data-start=\"1172\">THE DETONATION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When his voice finally broke the silence, it didn\u2019t waver.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1330\" data-start=\"1254\"><strong data-end=\"1330\" data-start=\"1254\">\u201cOne-point-four million fake ballots in the New York City mayoral race.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gasps ricocheted across the room.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy continued, every word sharper than the last:<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1591\" data-start=\"1423\"><strong data-end=\"1591\" data-start=\"1423\">\u201cAll timestamped 3:14 a.m.<br data-end=\"1454\" data-start=\"1451\"\/>Same printer. Same ink. Same thumbprint.<br data-end=\"1499\" data-start=\"1496\"\/>All traced to a DRUM warehouse that\u2014surprise\u2014burned to the ground at 2:47 this morning.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He lifted one page from the red binder, shaking it in front of the cameras. The paper trembled, but his hand did not.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1887\" data-start=\"1714\"><strong data-end=\"1745\" data-start=\"1714\">\u201cWe have Starlink footage,\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Pandemonium. Reporters shouted over one another. Aides scrambled to hand him notes he refused to take.<\/p>\n<p>And then \u2014 the moment that would dominate every social feed and cable chyron by noon \u2014 Kennedy snapped the binder shut, spun toward the front row, and pointed directly at NYC mayor-elect\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy\u2019s voice boomed:<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"2330\" data-start=\"2298\"><strong data-end=\"2330\" data-start=\"2298\">\u201cARREST.<br data-end=\"2311\" data-start=\"2308\"\/>THAT.<br data-end=\"2321\" data-start=\"2318\"\/>MAN.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He jabbed the air again.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"2665\" data-start=\"2360\"><strong data-end=\"2665\" data-start=\"2360\">\u201cYou \u2018won\u2019 by two thousand, one hundred eighty-four votes \u2014 the\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong data-end=\"2665\" data-start=\"2360\"><em data-end=\"2433\" data-start=\"2426\">exact<\/em>\u00a0count of the ghost stack.<br data-end=\"2462\" data-start=\"2459\"\/>Dirty money from the Unity and Justice Fund? A hundred grand funneled through shell groups.<br data-end=\"2558\" data-start=\"2555\"\/>Maximum sentence. Federal lockup.<br data-end=\"2596\" data-start=\"2593\"\/>No plea, no mercy.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The room exploded into chaos.<\/p>\n<p><strong data-end=\"2720\" data-start=\"2706\">THE TACKLE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Before anyone could process the accusation, Mamdani bolted up from his seat, knocking over his chair. Cameras whipped around as he darted toward the side exit.<\/p>\n<p>But he didn\u2019t get far.<\/p>\n<p>Three Secret Service officers intercepted him like linebackers reading a quarterback\u2019s eyes. They slammed him to the ground with such force that reporters flinched. Papers scattered, a microphone toppled, and a woman near the aisle screamed.<\/p>\n<p>Someone shouted, \u201cHe\u2019s resisting!\u201d<br data-end=\"3187\" data-start=\"3184\"\/>Another yelled, \u201cGet the cuffs!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Within seconds, Mamdani was pinned, immobilized, and surrounded.<\/p>\n<p>Across the aisle, Rep.\u00a0<strong data-end=\"3338\" data-start=\"3310\">Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez<\/strong>\u00a0stood and shrieked:<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"3433\" data-start=\"3362\"><strong data-end=\"3433\" data-start=\"3362\">\u201cRACIST! This is political targeting \u2014 racist political targeting!\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kennedy didn\u2019t pause.<\/p>\n<p>He leaned into his mic, eyes blazing:<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"3584\" data-start=\"3499\"><strong data-end=\"3584\" data-start=\"3499\">\u201cSugar, racist is stealing New York City while hiding behind daddy\u2019s trust fund!\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Half the room gasped; the other half roared.<\/p>\n<p>Security hustled AOC back as officers lifted Mamdani and began escorting him toward a restricted hallway. The cameras followed him until the last possible second.<\/p>\n<p><strong data-end=\"3822\" data-start=\"3804\">THE RED BINDER<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The binder became its own character within the unfolding drama.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy opened it again, turning pages like he was flipping through a crime novel only he already knew the ending to.<\/p>\n<p>Inside, he claimed, were:<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"4063\" data-start=\"4037\">Time-stamped ballot logs<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"4088\" data-start=\"4066\">Fingerprint analyses<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"4122\" data-start=\"4091\">Ink-composition match reports<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"4151\" data-start=\"4125\">U-Haul rental agreements<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"4185\" data-start=\"4154\">A Starlink satellite sequence<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"4229\" data-start=\"4188\">Digital maps of ballot routing patterns<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"4263\" data-start=\"4232\">Photos of the warehouse inferno<\/p>\n<p>He held up a grainy satellite still.<br data-end=\"4304\" data-start=\"4301\"\/>\u201cThree trucks,\u201d he said. \u201cThree men. One heist.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy then delivered the line that would anchor every headline:<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"4512\" data-start=\"4423\"><strong data-end=\"4512\" data-start=\"4423\">\u201cThis is not irregularity. It is not miscount.<br data-end=\"4474\" data-start=\"4471\"\/>It is a 1.4 million ballot heist.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong data-end=\"4554\" data-start=\"4522\">SHOCKWAVES ACROSS WASHINGTON<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Phones vibrated on desks like a swarm of insects. Aides tried, unsuccessfully, to maintain composure as notifications poured in.<\/p>\n<p>By 11:03 a.m., former Florida Attorney General\u00a0<strong data-end=\"4746\" data-start=\"4733\">Pam Bondi<\/strong>\u00a0appeared on Fox News, visibly energized.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"4971\" data-start=\"4791\"><strong data-end=\"4840\" data-start=\"4791\">\u201cThe FBI is raiding six locations in Queens,\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0she said.<br data-end=\"4853\" data-start=\"4850\"\/><strong data-end=\"4971\" data-start=\"4855\">\u201cStarted at 4 a.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong data-end=\"4971\" data-start=\"4855\"><br data-end=\"4894\" data-start=\"4891\"\/>Ballots are the first priority.<br data-end=\"4930\" data-start=\"4927\"\/>Mamdani will be in cuffs by sunrise.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Reporters in the chamber rushed their updates to editors, some typing so fast their keyboards rattled.<\/p>\n<p>The hashtag\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong data-end=\"5116\" data-start=\"5089\">#KennedyPointsAtMamdani<\/strong>\u00a0detonated across the internet, reaching\u00a0<strong data-end=\"5192\" data-start=\"5157\">789 million posts in 43 minutes<\/strong>, according to Meta Trendline Analytics. It surpassed the previous record held by the \u201cRed Wave Walkout\u201d viral cascade from two years prior.<\/p>\n<p>Screens across Capitol Hill lit up in unison as notifications chimed.<\/p>\n<p>Then came the Truth Social megaphone.<\/p>\n<p>WordPress Theme Sales<\/p>\n<p>At 11:27 a.m., former President Donald J. Trump posted:<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"5564\" data-start=\"5503\"><strong data-end=\"5564\" data-start=\"5503\">\u201cKENNEDY JUST EXPOSED THE SOCIALIST HEIST \u2014 LOCK HIM UP!\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Within five minutes, it was the platform\u2019s most shared post of the week.<\/p>\n<p><strong data-end=\"5688\" data-start=\"5648\">INSIDE THE INVESTIGATION (FICTIONAL)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As the congressional chamber descended into a hurricane of shouting, Kennedy motioned to his staff to bring forward two forensic analysts. Both wore ID badges embossed with the seal of the Senate Oversight Division.<\/p>\n<p>One analyst held a portable forensic scanner.<br data-end=\"5955\" data-start=\"5952\"\/>The other carried charred scraps of cardboard.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy gestured to the debris.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"6272\" data-start=\"6038\"><strong data-end=\"6067\" data-start=\"6038\">\u201cWarehouse fire residue,\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0he said.\u00a0<strong data-end=\"6272\" data-start=\"6077\">\u201cThis was the site of the ballot duplication ring. The fire started at 2:47 a.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong data-end=\"6272\" data-start=\"6077\"><br data-end=\"6162\" data-start=\"6159\"\/>Authorities were notified at 2:49.<br data-end=\"6201\" data-start=\"6198\"\/>At 2:51, the building collapsed inward \u2014 professionally collapsed.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Reporters murmured. A few exchanged wide-eyed glances.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy continued:<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"6513\" data-start=\"6352\"><strong data-end=\"6513\" data-start=\"6352\">\u201cSame thumbprint appears on 1.4 million ballots \u2014 a right-hand partial from an unknown individual.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong data-end=\"6513\" data-start=\"6352\"><br data-end=\"6455\" data-start=\"6452\"\/>But we recovered one clean print from a scorched box.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He flipped to another page.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"6655\" data-start=\"6546\"><strong data-end=\"6655\" data-start=\"6546\">\u201cIt matches a DRUM warehouse employee\u2014who also happens to be the roommate of Mamdani\u2019s campaign manager.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The room buzzed like a hive of furious bees.<\/p>\n<p><strong data-end=\"6755\" data-start=\"6711\">RESPONSE FROM MAMDANI\u2019S TEAM (FICTIONAL)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for Mamdani, speaking through a quickly assembled press gaggle outside the building, declared:<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"7044\" data-start=\"6870\"><strong data-end=\"7044\" data-start=\"6870\">\u201cThis is a political ambush built on fabricated evidence, doctored satellite images, and coordinated extremism.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong data-end=\"7044\" data-start=\"6870\"><br data-end=\"6986\" data-start=\"6983\"\/>The mayor-elect categorically denies any involvement.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>But the denial was quickly overshadowed by the footage of his attempted exit \u2014 a moment instantly slowed down, replayed, and memed.<\/p>\n<p>Political strategists debated whether it looked like guilt, panic, or simply shock.<\/p>\n<p><strong data-end=\"7300\" data-start=\"7272\">REACTION FROM THE PUBLIC<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Across New York City, crowds formed at City Hall, Gracie Mansion, and several precinct stations. Some chanted \u201cLOCK HIM UP!\u201d while others screamed \u201cFASCISM!\u201d through megaphones.<\/p>\n<p>Taxi drivers blasted radio updates.<br data-end=\"7519\" data-start=\"7516\"\/>TikTokers livestreamed from the steps of courthouses.<br data-end=\"7575\" data-start=\"7572\"\/>Barbershops held impromptu debates.<br data-end=\"7613\" data-start=\"7610\"\/>Letter-stuffed bulletin boards filled with competing theories.<\/p>\n<p>Everywhere, the same question circulated:<\/p>\n<p><strong data-end=\"7749\" data-start=\"7720\">\u201cDid this really happen?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>And perhaps stranger:<\/p>\n<p><strong data-end=\"7798\" data-start=\"7774\">\u201cWhat happens next?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong data-end=\"7841\" data-start=\"7808\">THE RECOUNT ORDER (FICTIONAL)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>By early afternoon, Kennedy issued an official request for a federal emergency recount, citing \u201ccredible evidence of systemic interference.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The recount order included:<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"8059\" data-start=\"8016\">Full forensic examination of every ballot<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"8100\" data-start=\"8062\">Audit of the city\u2019s digital vote log<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"8150\" data-start=\"8103\">Cross-referencing ballot IDs with voter rolls<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"8214\" data-start=\"8153\">Independent oversight by a bipartisan election review board<\/p>\n<p>The Board of Elections announced it would comply \u201cunder protest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If the recount overturned Mamdani\u2019s win, the city would be plunged into an unprecedented political vacuum.<\/p>\n<p><strong data-end=\"8424\" data-start=\"8399\">KENNEDY\u2019S FINAL WORDS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As chaos simmered into a tense standoff between reporters and officers still guarding the exits, Kennedy closed the binder one final time.<\/p>\n<p>He placed a hand on it like a judge reading a verdict.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"8879\" data-start=\"8624\"><strong data-end=\"8651\" data-start=\"8624\">\u201cLadies and gentlemen,\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0he said, voice grave,<br data-end=\"8676\" data-start=\"8673\"\/><strong data-end=\"8879\" data-start=\"8678\">\u201celection integrity is the cornerstone of this republic.<br data-end=\"8739\" data-start=\"8736\"\/>And when someone tries to crack that stone \u2014 whether in New York, Nevada, Wisconsin, or anywhere else \u2014 they will face federal justice.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He paused.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"8952\" data-start=\"8895\"><strong data-end=\"8952\" data-start=\"8895\">\u201cThis binder is not speculation.<br data-end=\"8932\" data-start=\"8929\"\/>It is evidence.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With that, he stepped away from the podium \u2014 slow, deliberate, unshaken \u2014 while the chamber erupted once more behind him.<\/p>\n<p><strong data-end=\"9119\" data-start=\"9085\">A CITY \u2014 AND COUNTRY \u2014 ON EDGE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>By sunset, the story dominated every network, every feed, every whisper in every hallway of power.<\/p>\n<p>A mayoral race once hailed as an \u201cupset victory\u201d had been recast into a national scandal of staggering proportions.<\/p>\n<p>The red binder was now as iconic as any political prop in recent memory \u2014 a symbol, depending on one\u2019s view, of either justice or hysteria.<\/p>\n<p>What comes next?<\/p>\n<p>Raids.<br data-end=\"9506\" data-start=\"9503\"\/>Recounts.<br data-end=\"9518\" data-start=\"9515\"\/>Court battles.<br data-end=\"9535\" data-start=\"9532\"\/>Political warfare.<\/p>\n<p>For now, one thing is certain in this fictional universe:<\/p>\n<p><strong data-end=\"9743\" data-start=\"9614\">New York City\u2019s mayoral election has become ground zero in a political superstorm \u2014 and its aftershocks have only just begun.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>House Republicans are exploring legal and constitutional strategies to block New York City mayoral front-runner Zohran Mamdani from being sworn into office if he wins Tuesday\u2019s election, citing the Constitution\u2019s post\u2013Civil War \u201cinsurrection clause,\u201d according to multiple sources familiar with the discussions.<\/p>\n<p>The effort, first reported by the New York Post, is being led in part by the New York Young Republican Club, which argues that Mamdani\u2019s past statements calling to \u201cresist ICE\u201d and his ties to left-wing organizations could qualify as \u201cgiving aid or comfort to the enemies\u201d of the United States \u2014 language drawn directly from Section 3 of the 14th Amendment.<\/p>\n<p>That provision, enacted in 1868, bars from public office any person who has \u201cengaged in insurrection or rebellion\u201d against the United States, or who has provided \u201caid or comfort\u201d to its enemies.<\/p>\n<p>The clause was originally intended to prevent former Confederate officials from holding office but has recently re-emerged in political debates over ballot eligibility.\u201cThere is a real and legitimate push to see the insurrectionist Zohran Mamdani either a) removed from the ballot or b) removed from office if he is to win on Tuesday,\u201d said Stefano Forte, president of the New York Young Republican Club.<\/p>\n<p>Several House Republicans are said to be reviewing whether the clause could be enforced through new legislation or congressional action following next week\u2019s election. The idea mirrors the legal arguments used in Colorado last year to try to disqualify former President Donald Trump from the state\u2019s ballot \u2014 a move the Supreme Court ultimately overturned, ruling that Congress, not individual states, has the constitutional authority to enforce Section 3.<\/p>\n<p>The Court\u2019s decision has emboldened some GOP lawmakers who believe the ruling effectively places responsibility for such enforcement in the hands of Congress, where Republicans currently hold a narrow 219\u2013213 majority in the House.<\/p>\n<p>According to two congressional aides, Republican leaders may consider holding a post-election vote to declare Mamdani ineligible for office under the clause. Such a measure would face significant procedural and legal hurdles, including a likely filibuster in the Democrat-controlled Senate and near-certain court challenges.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the potential 14th Amendment challenge, House Republicans are pressuring the Justice Department to review Mamdani\u2019s path to U.S. citizenship, claiming he may have violated the terms of his naturalization oath.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) sent a letter Monday to Attorney General Pam Bondi, urging her to investigate what he described as \u201cstatements inconsistent with the oath of allegiance required of new citizens.\u201d Ogles cited Mamdani\u2019s 2018 naturalization and accused him of \u201crefusal to disavow violent anti-American rhetoric.\u201dHe reiterated those allegations in a post on X, claiming Mamdani \u201ccame to the U.S. from Uganda to turn America into an Islamic theocracy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In his letter, Ogles argued that Mamdani\u2019s past remarks and political affiliations amount to a \u201cbroader pattern of conduct inconsistent with the oath of allegiance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He urged the Justice Department to examine whether denaturalization proceedings are warranted, referencing existing immigration law that prohibits membership in communist or totalitarian organizations for new citizens.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL) also joined the campaign, accusing Mamdani of omitting material information from his citizenship application, including membership in the Democratic Socialists of America and comments defending the \u201cHoly Land Five,\u201d a group of Palestinian-American leaders convicted in 2008 for funneling money to Hamas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNew York City falls to communism next week, and they will have nobody but themselves to blame,\u201d Fine wrote on X, referencing the upcoming mayoral election.<\/p>\n<p>Mamdani, currently a member of the New York State Assembly representing Astoria, Queens, denied the accusations and said Republican lawmakers are trying to weaponize the law against a political opponent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo matter how many times these Republican Congress members or the president of this country calls me a Communist, it doesn\u2019t make it true,\u201d Mamdani said in comments to The Post last weekend.<\/p>\n<p>A Justice Department spokeswoman confirmed receipt of Ogles\u2019 letter but said responses to congressional correspondence have been delayed due to the ongoing government shutdown.\u201cThe Department does not comment on the status of ongoing or potential investigations,\u201d the spokeswoman said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SAN FRANCISCO \u2013 The strained relationship between California and the federal government over immigration enforcement has escalated to an unprecedented level. 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