Congressional lawmakers criticized the detention of two students, Mahmoud Khalil and Rumeysa Ozturk, by US immigration authorities for their pro-Palestinian activism, labeling it a "national disgrace." During their visit to two facilities in Louisiana, lawmakers expressed support for the students' rights, noting their fears and desire to return home. Detained for over a month without criminal charges, the incident exemplifies the Trump administration's crackdown on immigrants, targeting individuals for exercising free speech against US foreign policy. This has raised serious constitutional concerns among lawmakers and civil rights advocates.
They are frightened, they're concerned, they want to go home.
Their detention comes as the Trump administration has staged an extraordinary crackdown on immigrants, illegally removing people for constitutionally protected free speech.
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