Jena, north of New Orleans, is home to the ICE detention center holding Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil—and is now also host to a stream of lawmakers, media and protesters.

What do locals think of the ICE facility in Jena? "I feel like this town has had a lot of drama," one said. "It’s put on the map for the wrong reasons."

At a press conference Tuesday, Senator Ed Markey and Representative Ayanna Pressley harshly condemned the treatment of Rümeysa Öztürk, a PhD student at Tufts University, and other detainees.