Tufts officials call for ICE to release grad student
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“I am a Ph.D. student working with children and youth,” Öztürk said in a statement dictated to her attorney.
From Boston.com
Tufts University is calling on ICE to release international graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk as the case goes before a federal judge in Boston Thursday afternoon.
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The mystery surrounding Tufts University student Rumeysa Ozturk's whereabouts after she was picked up by federal immigration agents has shocked many — and is now complicating her legal proceedings. Why it matters: The case's question about jurisdiction — typically a granular area of court proceedings — could affect how ICE detains foreign-born residents and how it communicates about detentions in the future.
Top Democrats are calling for the release of Tufts University graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk, writing a letter to Trump administration officials demanding answers.
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After detaining Rümeysa Öztürk at ICE’s field office in St. Albans the night of March 25, court filings show, ICE officials placed her on a flight out of the airport in Burlington.
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