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Feb 28, 2026

Zohran mamdani Goes Ballistic after ICE arrests his top Aide

NEW YORK CITY — The simmering conflict between New York City's radical sanctuary policies and federal immigration law has finally erupted into open warfare, leaving the administration of newly inaugurated Mayor Zohran Mamdani in a state of absolute chaos.

Mayor Mamdani has reportedly gone "ballistic" and launched a furious public tirade after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents executed a targeted arrest of a City Council staffer on Long Island. The incident has exposed a massive vetting failure within City Hall.

While the mayor and his allies are attempting to frame the arrest as a political attack, federal authorities have revealed a starkly different reality involving visa fraud and violence. The staffer was not merely an undocumented immigrant; he was a criminal offender.

"ASSAULT ON DEMOCRACY" OR ASSAULT ON LAW?

Mamdani did not mince words, immediately taking to X (formerly Twitter) to express his fury while conveniently ignoring the legal facts of the situation. He framed the lawful detention of a visa violator as an existential threat to the city's governance.

"I am outraged... This is an assault on our democracy, on our city, and our values," Mamdani wrote, demanding the staffer’s immediate release. Council Speaker Julie Menin joined the chorus, claiming the employee was authorized to work until 2026.

"We are doing everything we can to secure his immediate release," Menin stated. However, the narrative of a victimized public servant collapsed almost instantly when federal authorities released the detainee's actual background and criminal history

 

 

THE TRUTH: VISA FRAUD AND VIOLENCE

The detainee, identified as Rafael Andres Rubio Bohorquez, is a Venezuelan national with a troubling history that City Hall either missed or ignored. According to federal authorities, Bohorquez entered the U.S. in 2017 on a tourist visa and never left.

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