THENATIONALPULSE (William Upton) - Mamdani-Allied, CCP-Linked Activist Group is Training Anti-ICE Rioters.
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: The New York City-based activist group DRUM—founded by Kazi Fouzia, a radical Bangladeshi Islamist-Maoist and top ally to NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D)—is holding seminars to train activists in how to physically interfere with federal agents making immigration enforcement arrests.WHO WAS INVOLVED: DRUM and its affiliate DRUM Beats, DRUM founder Kazi Fouzia, New […] The post Mamdani-Allied, CCP-Linked Activist Group is Training Anti-ICE Rioters. appeared first on The National Pulse .
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The New York City-based activist group DRUM—founded by Kazi Fouzia, a radical Bangladeshi Islamist-Maoist and top ally to NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D)—is holding seminars to train activists in how to physically interfere with federal agents making immigration enforcement arrests. WHO WAS INVOLVED: DRUM and its affiliate DRUM Beats, DRUM founder Kazi Fouzia, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, ICE Watch, the Manhattan Institute, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). WHEN & WHERE: ICE Watch training took place in Jackson Heights, Queens, on January 18, 2026 . KEY QUOTE: Portions of the seminar covered actions such as “striking,” “escaping holds,” and “community defense .” IMPACT:…Open
AI:The New York City-based activist group DRUM, led by founder Kazi Fouzia and an ally of NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani, is reportedly holding seminars to train activists in "de-arrest" techniques designed to physically interfere with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. A recent training session held in Queens included instruction on martial arts techniques to escape holds and strike law enforcement, as well as the distribution of pepper spray. The report also alleges that DRUM organizers have ties to a Pakistani political party linked to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).Open