SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump was seemingly so charmed by New York City Mayor Zorhan Mamdani that he ordered the release of someone his own Department of Homeland Security has called an “illegal alien.” Mamdai said that Immigration and Customs Enforcement would be releasing Columbia University undergraduate Ellie Aghayeva from ICE detainment after he called the president. “Just got off the phone with President Trump,” Mamdani posted. “In our meeting earlier, I shared my concerns about Columbia student Elaina Aghayeva, who was detained by ICE this morning.” Read more at The Daily Beast.