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Judge denies bond to Rümeysa Öztürk, Tufts PhD student detained by ICE in Somerville
During the hearing in Louisiana, government lawyers contended that Öztürk was both “a flight risk and a danger to the community.”
Rumeysa Ozturk, a Tufts University grad student, was detained by masked ICE agents
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security accused Ozturk, a Turkish national, of "activities in support of Hamas."
Judge rejects federal government’s attempt to halt detained Tufts student’s return to Vermont
Rümeysa Öztürk, a Turkish PhD student being held by federal immigration authorities in Louisiana, was taken into custody by masked federal agents in plainclothes late last month.
Vermont judge raises specter of ‘constitutional crisis’ in Tufts student immigration case
Rümeysa Öztürk was arrested in Somerville by masked immigration agents on March 25 and is being held in a Louisiana detention facility.
Federal judge issues temporary order to keep detained Columbia student in Vermont
A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order to keep Mohsen Mahdawi, the Columbia student who was arrested during his citizenship interview last week, in Vermont while his case proceeds. In the written order filed on Thursday morning,
Federal government appeals judge's order to move detained Tufts student Rumeysa Öztürk to Vermont
The Justice Department filed an appeal of the judge's order on Tuesday and asked U.S. District Judge William K. Sessions III to pause Öztürk's transfer while it appeals. Sessions ruled Friday that Öztürk,
Judge rules federal government 'obligated' to move detained Tufts student to Vermont
A federal judge ruled Thursday that a detained Tufts student must be returned to Vermont, according to a court order.
Palestinian student remains detained in Vermont with a hearing set for next week
A Palestinian man who led protests against the war in Gaza as a student at Columbia University and was arrested during an interview about finalizing his U.S. citizenship has made an initial apperance in a Vermont courthouse.
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Tufts University student taken into immigration custody by federal agents in Massachusetts
A Tufts University international graduate student was taken into custody by federal authorities in Massachusetts Tuesday evening. A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security ...
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Tufts Graduate Student Taken Into ICE Custody
Federal immigration authorities ... was transferred to Louisiana.) Tufts president Sunil Kumar wrote in a message to students and staff Tuesday night that the university received reports that a ...
A PhD student was snatched by masked officers in broad daylight. Then she was flown 1,500 miles away
Tufts University PhD student Rumeysa Ozturk was walking alone Tuesday night to meet friends at a dinner where they would ...
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Tufts University student's visa revoked days before she was taken into custody in Massachusetts
New court filings reveal that Tufts University student Rumeysa Ozturk was ... unaware of this status change until she was taken into custody by federal agents on March 25. "DHS and ICE ...
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Detained Tufts Student Suffering Serious Health Issues in DHS Custody
Rümeysa Öztürk, a doctoral student on a Fulbright scholarship, has had three asthma attacks while being held in a Louisiana detention center.
Tufts grad student Rumeysa Ozturk’s lawyer, ACLU push for her release from ‘unconstitutional’ ICE detention
Rumeysa Ozturk’s legal team, which now includes the ACLU, has filed an amended habeas petition in Massachusetts federal court ...
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Immigration judge denies bond for Tufts PhD student Rümeysa Öztürk
Rümeysa Öztürk, the Tufts graduate student who was arrested by ICE on a Somerville sidewalk last month, was denied bond ...