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Tufts student from Turkey taken into federal custody; video shows her detention
An international graduate student at Tufts University was taken into federal custody Tuesday night outside an off-campus apartment in Somerville, Massachusetts, according to the university and her attorney.
Tufts Graduate Student Detained by Federal Immigration Authorities
The government hasn’t filed any charges against Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish Ph.D candidate who was in the U.S. on a student visa, according to her lawyer.
Federal judge orders Tufts University graduate student detained by ICE returned to Vermont
A federal judge ruled on Friday that detained Tufts University graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk must be moved from Louisiana to Vermont no later than May 1, to have her case heard in the District of Vermont.
Detained Tufts student must be transferred to Vermont, judge rules
Rumeysa Ozturk must be returned from Louisiana, where she was taken after her student visa was revoked over an opinion article critical of Israel, a court said.
Judge orders Tufts University student in detention case to be brought to Vermont
A federal judge on Friday 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.
Tufts Student Challenging Immigration Arrest Must Be Moved to Vermont, Judge Rules
A federal judge ordered President Donald Trump's administration on Friday to transfer a Tufts University student being held in Louisiana to Vermont while he weighs her claims that U.S. immigration authorities unlawfully arrested her based on her pro-Palestinian advocacy.
Federal judge orders Tufts student detained by ICE to be brought to Vermont
A federal judge has ordered a Tufts University​ student detained by ICE last month to be brought to Vermont by May 1.
Federal judge orders Tufts University student detained in Louisiana transferred back to Vermont
Rümeysa Öztürk was arrested by federal immigration officers on March 25 in Somerville, Massachusetts. She has not been charged with a crime.
Tufts University student taken into immigration custody by federal agents in Massachusetts
A Tufts University international graduate student was taken into custody by federal authorities Tuesday, according to the school.
Video shows Tufts graduate student grabbed off the street by federal immigration officials
Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish national with a valid student visa, was arrested Tuesday on her way to meet up with friends to ...
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Tufts PhD student taken into federal custody, lawyer and university say
A Tufts University doctoral student has been detained by federal authorities, according to an email sent Tuesday by the school's president. An attorney for the student identified her as ...
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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Tufts Graduate Student Taken Into ICE Custody
Federal immigration authorities ... was transferred to Louisiana.) Tufts president Sunil Kumar wrote in a message to students and staff Tuesday night that the university received reports that a ...
Tufts student recounts her detention by ICE, says she feared for her life in new court filing
A student from Tufts University is detailing how she was detained by ICE in last month and said she feared for her life.
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Tufts international graduate student taken into ICE custody
The university said on Tuesday that a graduate student had been detained by immigration enforcement agents. A Tufts University international graduate student is in federal custody in ...