‘National disgrace’: US lawmakers decry student detentions on visit to Ice jails | US immigration

Congressional lawmakers criticized the detention of pro-Palestinian activists Mahmoud Khalil and Rümeysa Öztürk by US immigration authorities, labeling it a “national disgrace.” During their visit to the facilities in Louisiana, representatives, including Troy Carter and Ayanna Pressley, expressed concern for the students’ well-being and called attention to their treatment. They described the detention as part of a troubling trend of undermining free speech rights under the Trump administration, with Khalil facing deportation despite being a lawful permanent resident.