US Senator Durbin vows continued support for De Lima Published February 1, 2021 7:46am A United States senator now occupying key positions in the US Senate has vowed to continuously support Philippine Senator Leila de Lima, who is currently detained on drug-related charges. In a tweet on Sunday, Illinois Senator Richard Durbin described De Lima's arrest as "unjust & politically-motivated." De Lima is a vocal critic of the Duterte administration. "And as the four year anniversary of your unjust & politically-motivated arrest approaches, I want to assure you that I will never stop supporting your fight for human rights in the Philippines," Durbin said.