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The New York Times |
The transfer was so furtive that not even the government’s own lawyers knew where she was, Ms. Lafaille, a lawyer for the American Civil Liberties Union, told the court.
The Boston Globe |
Minutes after Rümeysa Öztürk was taken into custody on a Somerville sidewalk by masked ICE agents at 5:49 p.m. on March 25, according to the government, she was quickly sent on a circuitous trip: fro...
The Boston Globe |
“The university has no information to support the allegations that she was engaged in activities at Tufts that warrant her arrest and detention,” President Sunil Kumar said in a four-page affidavit en...

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After being picked up in Massachusetts, Rumeysa Ozturk was moved to a detention center in Louisiana, where the government wants to argue its case to deport her.
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Ozturk was suddenly arrested by plainclothes federal agents Tuesday in an incident captured by a surveillance camera.
Tufts University urges release of Turkish student Rumeysa Ozturk 'without delay'
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In new legal filings, US officials defend detention of Tufts PhD student Rümeysa Öztürk
Rümeysa Öztürk’s defense attorneys argue that Öztürk, a 30-year-old PhD student from Turkey, is being targeted for taking a public pro-Palestinian stance on Tufts campus last year in violation of her First Amendment right to free speech.
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U.S. Justice Department lawyers say a Tufts University doctoral student from Turkey who was detained by immigration authorities had been moved to Vermont by the time a federal judge ordered that she b
Hundreds attend rally in support of detained Tufts student Rümeysa Öztürk
Protesters gathered to denounce the detention of Tufts graduate student Rümeysa Öztürk, who was apprehended by masked immigration agents last week.
Tufts University has ‘no information to support’ the arrest of graduate student Rümeysa Öztürk, legal filings say
University officials called for the Turkish doctoral student's “release without delay,” according to court documents filed Wednesday.
Detained Tufts student taken from Massachusetts before judge ordered her kept there, government says
A Tufts University doctoral student from Turkey who was detained by immigration authorities had been moved to Vermont by the time a federal judge ordered authorities to keep her in Massachusetts, lawyers for the U.
Judge to hear case of Tufts University student detained by ICE, school calls for her release
Tufts University is calling on ICE to release international graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk as the case goes before a federal judge in Boston Thursday afternoon. CBS News Boston's Tiffany Chan and CBS News Department of Justice correspondent Scott MacFarlane have the latest.
Tufts demands release 'without delay' of student Rumeysa Ozturk
Tufts University wants a federal judge to release, without delay, Rumeysa Ozturk, the Fulbright Scholar from Turkey grabbed off the street by masked ICE agents.
Lawyers for a detained Tufts student from Turkey demand her case remain in Massachusetts
Lawyers for a Tufts University doctoral student from Turkey who was detained by immigration authorities have argued that her case should be handled by the federal court in Massachusetts.
Rumeysa Ozturk's friend shared how to help Tufts student while she's detained. See how
Friends of Tufts University graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk, who was arrested in Somerville last week by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, are speaking out.
Tufts University says PhD student Rumeysa Ozturk should be ‘released without delay’
Tufts University is calling for grad student Rumeysa Ozturk to be “released without delay” after ICE agents grabbed her off a Somerville street.
Tufts student detained by Trump administration defends right to advocate
A Tufts University student from Turkey, who was arrested last week in Massachusetts by U.S. immigration officials after advocating for Palestinians amid Israel's war in Gaza, said on Thursday that she would not be deterred.
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Last Tuesday it was Rumeysa Ozturk. Who will it be next?
Readers express concern and fear about attacks on constitutional rights as questions swirl around the arrest and detention of a Tufts graduate student.
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The Pro-Israel Group That Led to Rumeysa Ozturk’s Arrest
Days after Ozturk’s arrest, Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed that the U.S. had revoked her student visa, linking her case to the administration’s ongoing crackdown on student activism and implying she is a protester.
Friends of Rumeysa Ozturk shaken by detainment
Friends of Rumeysa Ozturk, who was detained by immigration enforcement officers, described her as an aspiring children's book author and dedicated student.
First Amendment rights for non-citizens? An expert weighs in
Trump administration officials have claimed broad authority to revoke students' visas and begin deportation proceedings, as the case of Tufts Ph.D. student Rumeysa Ozturk shows.
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