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ICE at Columbia
Episode 2099

ICE at Columbia

WNYC and Gothamist's Arya Sundaram and Brigid Bergin talk about Mayor Mamdani's surprise trip to the White House and subsequent release of a Columbia University student detained by DHS.

The Brian Lehrer Show

February 27, 202614m 24s

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Show Notes

After a Columbia student was detained by agents from the Department of Homeland Security, Mayor Mamdani said he spoke about it to President Trump, and she was released. Arya Sundaram, WNYC and Gothamist reporter covering race and immigration, reports the latest on the news. Plus, Brigid Bergin, senior political correspondent for WNYC and Gothamist, talks about the mayor's surprise trip to the White House to meet with the president.

Photo by Mostafa Bassim/Anadolu via Getty Images: Protestors take part in anti-ICE rally outside Columbia University after federal agents detained a student inside a residential campus building in New York City, New York, U.S., February 26, 2026.

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