Mamdani says Trump to grant visa to mother of boy killed in Bronx shooting
New York City mayor says US president 'has agreed to grant her visa immediately'.
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani says after a phone call with United States President Donald Trump that the mother of a 15-year-old Ghanaian boy who was shot dead in the Bronx will be granted a visa.
Mamdani wrote in a post on X on Saturday that he had spoken with Trump about Javits Frimpong, whose mother is seeking to travel to New York to say goodbye to her son.
“The murder of a child is a pain no parent should have to endure, let alone from thousands of miles away,” he wrote.
CCTV footage that captured the last moments of Frimpong’s life showed him being chased by three other teens on Thursday morning as he was on his way to school. He was shot in his abdomen and died the same day in hospital. Thousands of people attended vigils held for the teenager across the city.