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A group of lawmakers, including Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey of Massachusetts, called for the release of detained Tufts University graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk in a letter to federal offic...
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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...
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“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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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.
What We Know About Rumeysa Ozturk—Rubio Says Tufts Student Detained By ICE Had Visa Revoked
Ozturk was suddenly arrested by plainclothes federal agents Tuesday in an incident captured by a surveillance camera.
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.
Tufts graduate student was held in Vermont after arrest in Massachusetts by immigration agents, feds say
After detaining Rümeysa Öztürk at ICE’s field office in St. Albans the night of March 25, court filings show, ICE officials placed her on a flight out of the airport in Burlington.
Editorial: Punishing free speech erodes principles that make our country great
The arrests and attempted deportations of students just because they “create a ruckus,” as Marco Rubio said, are chilling.
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 student taken from Mass. before judge ordered her kept there, govt says
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.
Judge in Boston to hold hearing on detained Tufts Ph.D. student, as DOJ says case should be heard in Louisiana
ICE agents took Turkish Ph.D. student Rumeysa Ozturk into custody near Tufts, revoked her visa and moved her to a detention center in Louisiana last week.
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.
Turkish student detained by ICE moved to Vermont before judge’s order, government says
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 be kept in Massachusetts.
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Who is Rumeysa Ozturk, the Turkish national facing deportation from the US?
Tufts doctoral student and research assistant was picked up on the street close to her home by masked federal agents in plain clothes
Federal hearing to be held after Tufts University graduate student detained, taken out of state
Rumeysa Ozturk, who is from Turkey and in the United States on a student visa, was taken to a detention center in Louisiana.
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Who is Rumeysa Ozturk? What to know about the Tufts student detained by immigration officials.
Tufts University graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish national, was detained by federal immigration authorities late Tuesday, according to her attorney and activists.
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."
A look at the people ensnared in Trump’s campaign against pro-Palestinian activism at US colleges
The U.S. government has been using its immigration enforcement powers since President Trump took office to crack down on international students and scholars who had participated in pro-Palestinian demonstrations or criticized Israel over its military action in Gaza.
Tufts graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk arrested by ICE. MA AG calls it 'disturbing'
Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish national legally in the U.S. with a F-1 visa, was arrested by ICE agents near her home as she was on her way to meet friends to break her Ramadan fast, her attorney, Mahsa Khanbabai, told USA TODAY on Wednesday.
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