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

US immigration authorities detained Mahmoud Khalil and Rümeysa Öztürk, students from Columbia and Tufts University, for over a month despite no charges, amid outrage from lawmakers who called it 'unlawful treatment' under Trump's immigration crackdown. The students, for pro-Palestinian activism, faced harsh conditions including poor healthcare and unsanitary living quarters, citing fears of deportation due to their lawful status and beliefs seen as hostile to U.S. foreign policy. Lawmakers highlighted the administration's erosion of constitutional rights and free speech, urging immediate reversal and policy reevaluation.