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Tufts University student and government argue in court whether she can challenge ICE arrest
Attorneys for Rümeysa Öztürk told a federal judge in Vermont Monday that she was unconstitutionally arrested, leading to her ...
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‘A risk no matter what’: Professors discuss Kumar’s affidavit supporting Rümeysa Öztürk
The Office of the President sent a declaration signed by University President Sunil Kumar in support of Tufts graduate ...
Attorney for detained Tufts student on why her deportation case is unconstitutional
NPR speaks with Ramzi Kassem, a member of the legal team for Tufts student Rümeysa Öztürk, about her detention and arguments ...
Judge orders detained Tufts student to be transferred from Louisiana to Vermont
A federal judge on Friday ordered Rümeysa Öztürk, a Tufts University international doctoral student held in immigration ...
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Tufts student details harrowing transport by ICE, lack of food and medical care in detention
Rümeysa Öztürk's sworn statement was filed alongside a motion from her attorneys seeking her immediate release from detention ...
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Court Rules Rümeysa Öztürk’s Lawsuit Should Move Forward in Vermont and Orders ICE to Transfer Her Back to New England
Rümeysa is a former Fulbright scholar and current Ph.D. student at Tufts University. She was taken by plainclothes ICE agents in Somerville, Massachusetts on March 25. For nearly 24 hours, Ms.