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Tufts student recounts her detention by ICE, says she feared for her life in new court filing
A student from Tufts University is detailing how she was detained by ICE in last month and said she feared for her life.
Tufts University student and government argue in court whether she can challenge ICE arrest
Attorneys for Rümeysa Öztürk told a federal judge in Vermont Monday that she was unconstitutionally arrested, leading to her ...
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 ...
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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 ...
‘Danger to community’: Tufts PhD student arrested by ICE, rushed to detention facility denied bond
Federal authorities have alleged that Ozturk engaged in activities supporting the terrorist group Hamas and revoked her visa.
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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Poor conditions at Louisiana ICE detention center holding Tufts student, advocates say
A 2024 report found women held at the South Louisiana ICE Processing Center in Basile complained of filth and abusive ...
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Rumeysa Ozturk, a 30-year-old doctoral student at Tufts University, was detained on March 25 after her visa was revoked.