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's policies have been criticised by US President Donald Trump, but the two have appeared to have a friendly relationship since Mamdani's election a year ago [File: Adam Gray/AP Photo]

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.

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The US president “has agreed to grant her visa immediately”, the mayor wrote.

“The murder of a child is a pain no parent should have to endure, let alone from thousands of miles away,” he wrote.

There was no immediate comment from Trump.

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.

The 15-year-old had told his father he was bullied at school. Thomas Frimpong, Javits’s father, called on the police to help him “find justice for my son”. Police have said they are investigating, but no arrests have been made yet.

Javits’s parents moved him to the US a year ago in the hopes of providing him a better life. Congressman Richie Torres, who represents the Bronx, wrote on social media that “our entire borough is mourning a young man who should have had his whole future ahead of him.”

Ghanaian Foreign Minister Sam Okudzeto Ablakwa stated on social media that Ghanaian officials are “coordinating with local authorities” and helping Javits’s mother with her visa application. Visa applications from a number of African countries have been severely limited under the Trump administration.

纽约市市长表示，美国总统“已同意立即向她发放签证”。

纽约市长佐兰·马姆达尼的政策曾受到美国总统唐纳德·特朗普的批评，但自马姆达尼一年前当选以来，两人似乎一直保持着友好的关系。[图片：亚当·格雷/美联社]

纽约市长佐兰·马姆达尼在与美国总统唐纳德·特朗普通电话后表示，一名在布朗克斯区被枪杀的15岁加纳男孩的母亲将获得签证。

马姆达尼周六在 X 上发帖称，他已与特朗普谈及贾维茨·弗林蓬，贾维茨·弗林蓬的母亲正寻求前往纽约与儿子告别。

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市长写道，美国总统“已同意立即向她发放签证”。

他写道：“杀害一个孩子是任何父母都不应该承受的痛苦，更何况是远隔千里的父母。”

特朗普方面暂未对此事发表评论。

监控录像记录了弗林蓬生命的最后时刻：周四早上，他在上学途中被三名青少年追赶。他腹部中枪，当天在医院去世。数千人参加了在全市各地举行的悼念活动。

这名15岁的少年曾告诉父亲他在学校遭到霸凌。贾维茨的父亲托马斯·弗林蓬呼吁警方帮助他“为儿子伸张正义”。警方表示正在调查此案，但目前尚未逮捕任何人。

贾维茨的父母一年前带着他来到美国，希望他能过上更好的生活。代表布朗克斯区的国会议员里奇·托雷斯在社交媒体上写道：“我们整个布朗克斯区都在哀悼这位本应拥有美好未来的年轻人。”

加纳外交部长萨姆·奥库泽托·阿布拉夸在社交媒体上表示，加纳官员正在“与地方当局协调”，协助贾维茨的母亲办理签证申请。在特朗普政府时期，来自多个非洲国家的签证申请受到了严格限制。