Trump grants visa to mother of Ghanaian boy killed in NYC
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Trump grants visa to mother of Ghanaian boy killed in NYC

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Key Points:

  • New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced that President Donald Trump has agreed to grant a visa to the mother of Javits Frimpong, a 15-year-old boy fatally shot in the Bronx earlier this week.
  • Javits Frimpong, who moved from Ghana to New York last year, was shot on his way to school and later died in the hospital; police are still investigating with no arrests made.
  • Mamdani emphasized the importance of allowing Frimpong's mother to say goodbye to her son in person, highlighting the pain of losing a child from afar.
  • The community and local officials, including Representative Ritchie Torres, expressed deep mourning over the loss of the young boy, who was remembered as quiet and bullied at school.
  • Ghana's foreign minister publicly thanked Mayor Mamdani and President Trump for their assistance in facilitating the visa for Frimpong's mother.

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