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Judge hears arguments in case of detained Tufts student; State Dept. reportedly found no links to terrorism
Lawyers representing Tufts student Rümeysa Öztürk and the federal government appeared before a Vermont judge, who is considering the case's jurisdiction.
New York appeals court holds up detained Tufts student’s return to Vermont for hearing
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals called for its own hearing next week, putting a halt, at least for now, to an order by a federal judge in Vermont to transfer Rümeysa Öztürk to a Vermont facility by May 1.
Federal judge orders Tufts University graduate student detained by ICE returned to Vermont
A federal judge ruled on Friday that detained Tufts University graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk must be moved from Louisiana to Vermont no later than May 1, to have her case heard in the District of Vermont.
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.
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.
Court pauses transfer of detained Tufts student to Vermont
An appeals court in New York put a Tufts student’s transfer from a Louisiana detention center to Vermont on hold Monday. William Sessions, a U.S. district judge in Vermont, ordered last week that the Trump administration transfer Rumeysa Ozturk by May 1.
Rümeysa Öztürk’s return to Vermont stalled by latest ruling in Tufts student’s immigration case
The Turkish national's return will be delayed until at least May 6 to allow for a government appeal, a federal judge ruled Monday.
Tufts University declares support for student detained by ICE, seeks immediate release
Tufts University is seeking the release of international graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk, who was taken into custody by federal agents.
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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 ...
Tufts University graduate student arrested by ICE has case moved to Vermont
The federal case against the Turkish Tufts graduate student arrested last month by ICE agents while walking down the sidewalk has been transferred to Vermont from Massachusetts.
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A Grad Student’s ICE Arrest Went Viral. Now Her University Is Demanding Her Release.
The president of Tufts University filed a court declaration defending Rümeysa Öztürk, a Ph.D. student from Turkey who is being detained in Louisiana.
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A PhD student was snatched by masked officers in broad daylight. Then she was flown 1,500 miles away
(CNN) — Tufts University PhD student Rumeysa Ozturk was walking alone Tuesday night to meet friends at a dinner where they would break their 13-hour Ramadan fast when six plainclothes ...
ICE Denies Columbia Student Mahmoud Khalil’s Request to Attend Birth of Son
He was detained last month over his involvement in last year’s pro-Palestinian campus protests.
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 ...