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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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Federal judge suggests Tufts student detained by ICE should return to Vermont for hearing
The matter before Judge William K. Sessions III concerns the Vermont federal court’s jurisdiction in a legal challenge to ...
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 without asking permission. “The conditions in the facility are very ...
Judge weighs Tufts student's bid for release during challenge to detention
Rumeysa Ozturk, a 30-year-old doctoral student at Tufts University, was detained on March 25 after her visa was revoked.
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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 University calls for ICE’s release of Rümeysa Öztürk ahead of court hearing
Ahead of a Boston court hearing scheduled Thursday regarding federal immigration agents' detainment of a Tufts University ...
Why ICE is really moving detainees over a thousand miles from where they were arrested
When Georgetown University fellow Badar Khan Suri was arrested by federal officers outside his home in Arlington, Virginia, ...