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It took less than an hour for immigration agents to move Tufts University student Rümeysa Öztürk to New Hampshire after sweeping her off a street near the Somerville campus last week.
From MassLive
Minutes after Rümeysa Öztürk was taken into custody on a Somerville sidewalk by masked ICE agents at 5:49 p.m. on March 25, according to the government, she was quickly sent on a circuitous trip: fro...
From The Boston Globe
Her case has drawn international attention as the Trump administration attempts to deport Öztürk and others under a relatively obscure provision of federal immigration law that allows for the deportat...
From The Boston Globe

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ICE pulled a Tufts student off the street. New docs reveal what happened next
Within an hour of sweeping Tufts University student Rümeysa Öztürk off a sidewalk near the Somerville campus last week, immigration agents were quickly on the move.
Federal hearing set in case Tufts graduate student detained by ICE, sent to Louisiana
A federal judge in Boston overseeing the immigration case of Rümeysa Öztürk will hear from lawyers seeking to keep her in the US and from federal prosecutors working to deport the Tufts student to her native Turkey.
Tufts declares support for student detained by ICE, seeks immediate release
Tufts University is seeking the release of international graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk, who was taken into custody by federal agents.
In new legal filings, US officials defend detention of Tufts PhD student Rümeysa Öztürk
Rümeysa Öztürk’s defense attorneys argue that Öztürk, a 30-year-old PhD student from Turkey, is being targeted for taking a public pro-Palestinian stance on Tufts campus last year in violation of her First Amendment right to free speech.
Tufts graduate student was held in Vermont after arrest in Massachusetts by immigration agents, feds say
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.
Hundreds attend rally in support of detained Tufts student Rümeysa Öztürk
Protesters gathered to denounce the detention of Tufts graduate student Rümeysa Öztürk, who was apprehended by masked immigration agents last week.
Detained Tufts graduate student Rümeysa Öztürk was one of several sent by ICE to Louisiana. Here’s why.
Rümeysa Öztürk, a Tufts University graduate student, was arrested in Massachusetts and sent to the South Louisiana ICE processing center in the swamplands of Evangeline parish in Basile. Sending detainees to the cluster of remote immigration detention centers known as “Detention Alley” in the south is a common practice.
Editorial: Punishing free speech erodes principles that make our country great
The arrests and attempted deportations of students just because they “create a ruckus,” as Marco Rubio said, are chilling.
Legal scholar sees immigrant arrests as a 'struggle for the soul of the country'
As ICE agents arrest international students at campuses across the U.S., professor Daniel Kanstroom discusses the law — and the human cost. He says the round-ups are designed to "send a message."
Massachusetts defendant arrested by ICE reportedly had drug trafficking charges tossed due to Annie Dookhan lab scandal
Massachusetts defendant arrested by ICE reportedly had drug trafficking charges tossed due to Annie Dookhan lab scandal
ICE arrests more than 370 in Mass. through ‘enhanced operation’
One sticking point is ICE’s use of detainer requests, which the agency lodges with local police when it becomes aware that a person being detained is eligible for deportation. Through these requests, ICE asks local police to hold individuals for a longer period of time so that ICE agents can respond and assume custody of them.
ICE arrests 370 illegal immigrants in Massachusetts operation targeting violent gangs
U.S. Immigration and Customs and Enforcement and law enforcement officers arrested 370 individuals dubbed "illegal aliens" in Massachusetts.
As Homan boasts of ICE arrests in Massachusetts, the state’s elected officials push back
In an interview Tuesday morning, Homan confirmed that immigrants living here without legal authorization, but with no criminal record, were swept up in the operation.
ICE says it arrested hundreds of immigrants, many with criminal records, in MA last week
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced Monday that they and federal law enforcement partners arrested 370 immigrants in MA last week.
ICE giving governor cold shoulder over Tufts student arrest, Healey says
Gov. Maura Healey says she has heard ‘really nothing’ from the administration over the arrest of Rumeysa Ozturk or more than 300 others.
After ICE arrests hundreds in Mass., families who thought they would be safe are reeling
Federal agents have been stopping Massachusetts residents in Chelsea, Fall River, New Bedford, and other cities as communities say there is an increased ICE presence in their neighborhoods.
Tufts University student arrest: Top Dems want answers from Noem, Rubio, ICE on 'deeply troubling' incident
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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