Five congressional Democrats visited Louisiana to advocate for two detained graduate students, Rumeysa Ozturk and Mahmoud Khalil, highlighting concerns over their rights and free speech. Both students were held under an unusual provision aiming at protecting U.S. foreign policy. The lawmakers criticized the Trump administration's use of immigration laws to stifle dissent and pro-Palestinian voices on campuses. The visit reflects a broader Democratic strategy to address perceived injustices and violations of due process during Trump's presidency, including earlier cases involving immigration mismanagement in El Salvador.
Over the last week, Democrats have made two visits to El Salvador to highlight the case of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran man whom Trump administration officials have admitted to erroneously deporting.
In a news conference outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Basile, La., where Ms. Ozturk is being held, the lawmakers argued that the government had violated the students' constitutional rights and that both had been targeted for their political views.
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