00:00New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani says he had a productive meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump at the
00:07White House on Thursday.
00:08They discussed housing and the detention of students by federal immigration authorities.
00:13It was their second meeting since Mamdani's election victory late last year.
00:20Housing affordability was a key topic in the meeting.
00:24Mamdani presented Trump with a proposal to build an estimated 12,000 housing units in New York.
00:31Despite sharp political differences, the two men also met in November in what observers described as an unexpectedly cordial encounter.
00:40Bringing down housing costs has been one of Trump's pledges ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
00:47Mamdani said he also raised the case of a Columbia University student from Azerbaijan who had been detained by immigration
00:54officials.
00:55He said Trump later told him she would be released imminently.
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