Clotfelter was detained in international waters while on a humanitarian flotilla headed to Gaza.
She landed at O'Hare Airport in Chicago Wednesday afternoon and was greeted by family and supporters.
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Her attorney says detainees were zip tied, denied food and water and questioned for days.
Clotfelter's family credits global pressure, not U.S. intervention, for her freedom.
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