Here’s why GOP lawmaker’s urging Bondi to ‘deport’ NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani

U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.)  is facing racist and Islamophobic attacks after calling on Attorney General Pam Bondi to denaturalize and deport New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani for not being truthful on his naturalization form.

Only in post-Obama America could a 33-year-old Democratic socialist rapper who was born in Uganda and has only been a U.S. citizen for 7 years be poised to run the country’s largest, most powerful city.

But that’s not what prompted Ogles to fire off a letter to Bondi. What did is a 2021 rap song by Mamdani professing solidarity with the “Holy Land Five,” a group of men from a Muslim charity organization who were convicted in 2008 for providing material support to the Islamic terrorist group Hamas.

“Zohran ‘little muhammad’ Mamdani is an antisemitic, socialist, communist who will destroy the great City of New York. He needs to be DEPORTED,” Ogles wrote on X while sharing his letter.

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

“According to public reports, including a June 21, 2025 New York Post article, Mr. Mamdani expressed open solidarity with individuals convicted of terrorism-related offenses prior to becoming a U.S. citizen,” Ogles wrote. “Specifically, he rapped: ‘Free the Holy Land Five / My guys.’ The Holy Land Foundation was convicted in 2008 for providing material support to Hamas, a designated foreign terrorist organization. Publicly praising the Foundation’s convicted leadership as ‘my guys’ raises serious concerns about whether Mr. Mamdani held affiliations or sympathies he failed to disclose during the naturalization process.”

“While I understand that some may raise First Amendment concerns about taking legal action based on expressive conduct, such as rap lyrics,” the GOP lawmaker continued, “speech alone does not preclude accountability where it reasonably suggests underlying conduct relevant to eligibility for naturalization. If an individual publicly glorifies a group convicted of financing terrorism, it is entirely appropriate for federal authorities to inquire whether that individual engaged in non-public forms of support — such as organizational affiliation, fundraising, or advocacy — that would have required disclosure on Form N-400 or during a naturalization interview.”

Permanent residents must fill out a N-400 form to apply for U.S. citizenship and include questions about activities that may be deemed a threat to U.S. national security.

“The naturalization process depends on the good-faith disclosure of any affiliation with, or support for, groups that threaten US national security,” Ogles said. “If Mr. Mamdani concealed relevant associations, that concealment may constitute a material misrepresentation sufficient to support denaturalization under federal law.”