Trump Grants Visa to Grieving Mother Amid Bronx Shooting Tragedy
The president’s decision to let the boy’s mother travel from Ghana to New York City highlights the human cost of violent crime in the Bronx.
President Donald Trump agreed to grant a visa to the mother of a 15‑year‑old Bronx boy, allowing her to travel from Ghana to New York City, according to New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
The teenager, Javits Frimpong, was shot and killed in the Bronx on his way to school, a tragedy that underscores concerns about safety in our neighborhoods.
Original reporting
New York Post
Mamdani says Trump agreed to grant visa for Ghanaian mom of slain Bronx teen
President Donald Trump has agreed to grant a visa to the mother of a 15-year-old Bronx boy who was shot to death on his way to school, allowing her to travel from Ghana to NYC to mourn her son in person, NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Saturday.
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Trump to grant visa to mother of teen killed in Bronx shooting, Mamdani says
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said on Saturday that President Donald Trump agreed to grant a visa to the mother of a teenager who was shot and killed in the Bronx on Thursday. 15-year-old Javits Frimpong, who moved from Ghana to live with his father roughly a year ago, was shot in the abdomen […]
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The murder of Javits Frimpong, a bullied schoolboy in The Bronx
Thousands of people have held vigils for a 15-year-old Ghanaian boy who was chased down and killed in New York.
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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'.
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Facts this version was allowed to use
- Zohran Mamdani is the mayor of New York City.
- Donald Trump is the president of the United States.
- President Donald Trump agreed to grant a visa to the mother of a 15-year-old Bronx boy who was shot to death, according to New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who said so on Saturday.
- The visa would allow the boy's mother to travel from Ghana to New York City to mourn her son in person, according to Zohran Mamdani.
- The teenager was Javits Frimpong, age 15.
- Javits Frimpong was shot and killed in the Bronx on Thursday, according to the Washington Examiner.
- Javits Frimpong was shot in the abdomen, according to the Washington Examiner.
- Javits Frimpong was shot on his way to school, according to the New York Post.
- Javits Frimpong moved from Ghana to live with his father roughly a year ago, according to the Washington Examiner.
- The shooting took place in the Bronx, New York City.
- The mother is in Ghana.
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