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Federal judge pauses transfer of detained Tufts student

Judge says detained Tufts student must be transferred to Vermont for hearing
A federal judge ordered that a Turkish Tufts University student detained by immigration authorities in Louisiana be brought to Vermont by May 1 for a hearing over what her lawyers say was apparent retaliation for an op-ed piece she co-wrote in the student newspaper.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 ...
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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.
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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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Federal government says detained Tufts student was taken to Louisiana due to lack of space in New England
BOSTON (WCVB) — The federal government ... the release of Tufts University graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk. Surveillance video showed ICE agents taking Ozturk into custody last week in ...
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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 ...