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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 ...
Tufts student ICE grabbed off street says hijab was removed, asthma wasn't treated at Louisiana facility
Rumeysa Öztürk, a doctoral student from Turkey, also accused a nurse in the facility’s medical center of removing her hijab ...
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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 ...
Tufts student Rumeysa Ozturk details conditions in immigration facility: Document
Tufts University doctoral student Rumeysa Ozturk said in court records that conditions inside the Louisiana ICE facility are “inhumane” and “unsafe.” ...
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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 ...
Detained Tufts university student Rumeysa Ozturk says ICE facility 'unsafe' and ‘inhumane'
Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish doctoral student at Tufts University, was detained by ICE agents in March over alleged antisemitism ...