NYC Mayor-elect Mamdani taps Mahmoud Khalil's lawyer as top legal adviser
Ramzi Kassem, a former senior immigration policy adviser in the Biden administration who represented pro-Palestinian and anti-Gaza war activists detained under the Trump administration, will serve as Chief Counsel, guiding Zohran Mamdani's legal strategy
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Ramzi Kassem, a former senior immigration policy adviser in the Biden administration who represented pro-Palestinian and anti-Gaza war activists detained under the Trump administration, will serve as Chief Counsel, guiding Zohran Mamdani's legal strategy
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New York
12:30 PM • December 31 2025 IST
New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday appointed a civil rights lawyer who previously defended prominent pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil as his top legal advisor.
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