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Dick Durbin: Detaining a recent grad student for exercising his right to free speech is something we’d expect from Russia—NOT…

On the recordMarch 11, 2025
Detaining a recent grad student for exercising his right to free speech is something we’d expect from Russia—NOT AMERICA.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin criticizes the detention of Khalil as un-American.

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