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Arrest of Tufts student a clear violation her rights, advocacy groups say
The arrest and ongoing detention of a Tufts University graduate student over the publication of an op-ed for the school ...
Appeals court delays Rümeysa Öztürk's transfer
A federal appeals court has issued an order that would delay the transfer of Tufts University student Rümeysa Öztürk from a ...
‘Un-American’: Free speech group petitions judge to order Rümeysa Öztürk’s release
The agencies wrote that it's "unthinkable" that a person could be imprisoned for expressing an opinion the government ...
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Rümeysa Öztürk’s Ordeal Is Our Nation’s Disgrace
There is clear evidence of serious wrongdoing in the Tufts student’s case—and it’s all on the part of the government.
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Federal appeals court temporarily halts Öztürk’s transfer to Vermont
A federal judge in Vermont had ordered immigration officials to return the Tufts doctoral student to his court by May 1.
Sen. Ed Markey and other lawmakers visit Rumeysa Ozturk at Louisiana detention facility
Sen. Ed Markey and U.S. Reps. Ayanna Pressley and Jim McGovern met with Rumeysa Ozturk at a Louisiana detention facility on ...
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ICE Officials Deny Mass. Lawmaker’s Allegations of Rümeysa Öztürk’s Inhumane Detainment Conditions
Massachusetts lawmakers detailed the “harrowing” living conditions of detained Tufts and Columbia students after visiting ...