President Donald Trump met with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani at the White House to discuss housing and immigration matters. Mamdani described the meeting as productive and said he looks forward to working with the president to build more housing in the city. The visit was not publicly announced in advance.

During the meeting, Mamdani raised concerns about a Columbia University student who had been detained earlier in the day by federal immigration authorities. After their discussion and a follow up phone call, the president informed the mayor that the student would be released, which was later confirmed.

The meeting followed recent public remarks in which Trump referred to Mamdani as a nice person with policies he disagrees with, while noting that they speak frequently. Housing policy was expected to be a central topic, continuing discussions from a previous White House meeting that included real estate development, zoning regulations, and efforts to lower electricity costs.