Support of American students threatened by deportation

The American Democrats group met with young intellectuals, who are in immigration custody in Louisiana, and the White House wants to deport them. The former postgraduate student of Columbia University are detained Mahmoud Khalil and Rümeysa Öztürkpostgraduate student at Tufts University in Massachusetts. Students who are withproduced in Propalestin’s protests in university campuses, in March, the officials for immigration were detained in March. Namely, the White House protests mentioned in campuses as anti -Semitism.

In the Democrats group were members of a representative home Cleo Fields and Troy Carterboth from Louisiana, Bennie Thompson from Mississippi, Ayana Presley From Massachusetts and Senator Edward J. Markeyalso from Massachusetts.

The purpose of the visit was to « express their solid support in freedom of speech, » Carter said after the meeting. He said that the premises where reserved were clean, but several detainees complained about low temperatures.

Senator Markey warned that none of the students had been charged with any crime, and accused the White House himself of limiting their constitutional rights. Öztürkova suffered several asthma attacks during detention, and she and other detainees, according to Democrats, do not receive the medical care they need and deserve.

Mahmoud Khalil is at the Louisiana detention center since March 8, when he was informed of immigration officials that he would be expelled for participation in protests against the war in Gaza. The 30 -year -old, who lives in New York, was, as we reported, was a student negotiator at Columbia University during the Propalestin protests in 2024. The Trump administration referred to the 1952 law in detention, which authorizes the government to deport someone if their presence in the country has adverse effects on US foreign policy.

Students have been striving for the reserved for a good time. Photo: Faith Ninivaggi/Reuters

In a recent open letter, Khalil reminded the US public that democratic rights were granted only to those on the same line with power. His lawyers said they would continue to demand a security and a preliminary order to release him from custody. His wife Noor Abdalla gave birth to their first child on Monday. She said that her husband’s request for temporary release from the detention center was rejected. « It was a deliberate decision that I, Mahmoud and our son, would suffer, » she said.

Rümeys Öztürk, a Turkish citizen, was arrested 25 March in Boston. Photo: Reuters

Rümeys Öztürk, a Turkish citizen, was arrested 25 March in Boston. The masked civilian police officers locked her up and took her to an unmarked car. A doctoral student participated in Propalestin’s protests as a legal resident of the United States.

Khalil and Öztürk have been among the most notable detainees who have been arrested since Trump returned to the presidential position. The delegation visiting the Louisiana prison also spoke about other prisoners, including Wendy britoa mother from New Orleans who has been living in the United States for over 15 years, and about another woman who is in the sixth month of pregnancy.