US EditionImmigration judge rejects Trump effort to deport pro-Palestinian Tufts student
An immigration judge ruled the government lacked evidence beyond a student article to deport Rumeysa Öztürk, ending removal efforts nearly a year after her arrest.
- On January 29, an immigration judge in Boston terminated removal proceedings against Rumeysa Ozturk, ending the government's effort to deport her, the ruling issued by Immigration Judge Roopal Patel.
- Visa revocation followed a pro-Palestinian opinion piece published in a Tufts student newspaper; the Trump administration argued her activities supported Hamas and posed foreign policy risks under the INA.
- Following detention, she was transferred across states and held 45 days in a Louisiana detention centre before a federal judge in Vermont ordered her release.
- The Department of Justice's Board of Immigration Appeals has yet to make a public decision, and DHS officials indicated ongoing challenges. `Today, I breathe a sigh of relief knowing that despite the justice system's flaws, my case may give `hope to those who have also been wronged by the US government,' said Ms Ozturk.
- Civil‑liberties groups warned the policy chilled noncitizen academics' speech, with federal judges in Boston ruling it unlawful, as Rumeysa Ozturk's case highlights free‑speech concerns.
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US immigration court blocks deportation of Tufts graduate student from
An immigration court blocked the deportation of a Turkish Tufts University graduate student who was detained by immigration officials near her Massachusetts home, her attorneys said in court documents filed Monday. Rümeysa Öztürk’s attorneys said the immigration court found on Jan. 29 that the Department of Homeland Security hasn’t proved that Öztürk should be removed from the U.S. The immigration court also terminated Öztürk’s removal proceedin…
Trump admin hammered by judge for effort to deport student solely because of Israel views
An immigration court shut down the Trump administration’s effort to deport a Turkish Tufts University graduate student whose supposed violation was co-authoring an op-ed in her school paper critical of the Israeli government, The New York Times reported Tuesday.That student, Rümeysa Öztürk, who’s in the United States on a valid student visa, was arrested in broad daylight last year by masked Homeland Security officers wearing plainclothes. Court…
U.S. immigration court blocks deportation of Tufts graduate student Rümeysa Öztürk, her attorneys say
Rümeysa Öztürk's attorneys say the immigration court found on Jan. 29 that the Department of Homeland Security hasn’t proved that she should be removed from the U.S and the court terminated her removal proceedings.
US judge drops deportation proceedings against Tufts student
A US judge terminated removal proceedings Monday against Tufts University doctoral student Rumeysa Öztürk, ending the government's efforts to deport her nearly a year after he arrest by US immigration agents, her lawyers said.
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