Federal judge suggests Tufts student detained by ICE should return to Vermont for hearing

Attorney for detained Tufts student discusses her detention and immigration hearing

NPR speaks with Ramzi Kassem, a member of the legal team for Tufts student Rumeysa Ozturk, about her detention and arguments in her immigration hearing.

'They can do it to any single one of us:' Burlington rally demands release of Tufts student

Before Rumeysa Ozturk's April 14 hearing, an estimated 600 protestors gathered outside Burlington's federal court house to demand her release.

Vermont judge raises specter of ‘constitutional crisis’ in Tufts student immigration case - The Boston Globe

Rümeysa Öztürk was arrested in Somerville by masked immigration agents on March 25 and is being held in a Louisiana detention facility.

Judge Weighs Ordering Detained Tufts Student’s Return to Vermont

A federal judge signaled on April 14 that he may order the return of Tufts University student Rumeysa Ozturk to Vermont as he weighs her petition for release from the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Ozturk, 30, is a Turkish national and Tufts doctoral student who was detained by federal immigration authorities in Somerville, Massachusetts, on March 25 after her student visa was revoked. She was subsequently moved to New Ham…

Judge asks if 'constitutional crisis' looms in Tufts student's immigration case

U.S. District Judge William Sessions suggested he may order authorities to move Rumeysa Ozturk from the Louisiana detention center.

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 last month’s arrest of Turkish national Rümeysa Öztürk.