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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 ...
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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 ...
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Rumeysa Ozturk, a 30-year-old doctoral student at Tufts University, was detained on March 25 after her visa was revoked.
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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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 ...
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Tufts student Rümeysa Öztürk detained by ICE releases first public statement since arrest
Detained Tufts University ... and transported to a detention center in Louisiana. Öztürk, a Turkish national here legally in the U.S. with a F-1 visa, was arrested by ICE agents near her home ...
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 ...