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Federal judge pauses transfer of detained Tufts student until further review by judicial panel
A federal appeals court judge issued a stay on a district court's order to transfer a detained Tufts University student to Vermont, according to an order filed Monday.
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.
Appeals court pauses Tufts student's transfer to Vermont in immigration detention case
A federal appeals court has paused a judge’s order to bring a Turkish Tufts University student from a Louisiana immigration detention center back to New England so it can consider an emergency motion
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.
Appeals court temporarily halts transfer of detained Tufts student to Vermont pending panel review
A federal appeals court filed an emergency motion on Monday, pausing the transfer of detained Tufts University student Rumyesa Ozturk from Louisiana to Vermont until a review by a judicial panel in May.
Appeals court temporarily pauses Rümeysa Öztürk's transfer to Vermont
A federal appeals court has temporarily paused the transfer of Tufts University international student Rümeysa Öztürk from Louisiana to Vermont. Öztürk, a doctoral student from from Turkey studying child development,
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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New judge says constitutional crisis possible in Tufts student's deportation case
A federal judge warned of a possible constitutional crisis while hearing arguments Monday in the latest hearing over a Tufts ...
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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Judge denies Justice Department's effort to move detained Tufts student's case to Louisiana
Washington — A federal judge on Friday rejected an effort by the Justice Department to throw out a Tufts University Ph.D. student's challenge to her detention after she was taken into ...
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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 ...