Judge moves case of Tufts University student in ICE custody
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Tufts University petitioned a federal judge to release student Rümeysa Öztürk late Wednesday, some of the strongest public pushback by a school against the Trump administration's arrests of foreign st...
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Rumeysa Ozturk, 30, was taken by immigration officials as she walked along a street in the Boston suburb of Somerville on March 25.
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TAG24 on MSNRümeysa Öztürk: Case challenging Tufts University Phd student's ICE detention moved to VermontA federal judge in Boston on Friday transferred the case of detained Tufts University doctoral student Rümeysa Öztürk to Vermont.
University officials called for the Turkish doctoral student's “release without delay,” according to court documents filed Wednesday.
"Efforts to target me because of my op-ed in the Tufts Daily calling for the equal dignity and humanity of all people will not deter me from my commitment to advocate for the rights of youth and children.
The Trump administration has revoked the visas of hundreds of foreign students. Tufts University is pushing back, a court declaration shows.