US EditionAppeals court grapples with efforts to deport international students Rümeysa Öztürk, Mohsen Mahdawi
- A group of three judges from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in New York will review motions related to the immigration detentions of Turkish student Rumeysa Ozturk and Palestinian student Mohsen Mahdawi.
- The cases arose from Ozturk’s arrest and detention in Louisiana after immigration officials surrounded her in a Boston suburb on March 25, and Mahdawi’s arrest in Vermont during a citizenship interview resulting in his detention since April 14.
- Mahdawi, a 34-year-old Columbia student and activist who was detained for protesting Israel's war in Gaza, was released on April 30 by Judge Geoffrey Crawford, who recognized a significant assertion that his arrest was intended to suppress his freedom of expression.
- Ozturk, a 30-year-old Tufts doctoral student, is alleged by the Department of Homeland Security to have supported Hamas, a U.S.-designated terrorist group, though the agency has not presented evidence; her lawyers argue her detention violates constitutional rights.
- The Justice Department is appealing Vermont judges’ decisions to release the students while immigration proceedings continue separately, with the appeals court pausing prior orders to consider jurisdictional limits imposed by Congress.
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'Take a position!' Appeals court judge admonishes Trump DOJ in 'heated exchange'
An appeals court judge got into a "heated exchange" with a lawyer for the federal government who couldn't answer whether two detained students with pro-Palestinian views had the right to free speech in the United States, according to NBC News. Tufts University student Rumeysa Öztürk was plucked off ...
Judge grills Trump administration on whether detained Tufts student's free speech is protected
A lawyer for the federal government and an appeals judge got into a heated exchange Tuesday when the lawyer could not answer whether detained Tufts University student Rumeysa Öztürk's free speech is protected.
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Appeals court makes no immediate decision in detention cases of two university students
A federal appeals court has made no immediate decisions as it considers jurisdictional issues in the cases of a Turkish Tufts University student who's been detained by immigration authorities for six weeks and a Palestinian student at Columbia University who…
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