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Tufts University student can’t be deported to Turkey without court order, judge says

A Massachusetts federal judge has halted the deportation of Rumeysa Ozturk, a doctoral student at Tufts University, pending a ruling on her habeas corpus petition.
US District Judge Denise Casper ruled that the court can pause deportation to maintain the status quo while determining jurisdiction.
Ozturk was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement while heading to an iftar dinner in Massachusetts.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed the revocation of Ozturk's visa, citing her activities, though he provided no evidence linking her to violence.

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King or Constitution? • Maine Morning Star

Signage and flowers are placed on a tree next to where ICE agents apprehended Tufts University graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk on March 27, 2025, in Somerville, Massachusetts. Ozturk was arrested for purported activities related to terrorist organizations amid the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. (Photo by Scott Eisen/Getty Images) Nearly 20 years ago, my wife and I were lucky enough to study abroad in England. We had been awarded g…

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One for All, All for One: Trump, Foreign Tyrants Share Tips on Ending Democracy - WhoWhatWhy

How far is our country from becoming another Turkey? It’s a question worth considering. Many of us have now seen disturbing footage of a young woman being approached and forcibly hustled away off a suburban Boston street by plainclothes ICE officers, apparently for expressing her views on the Middle East. She has been transported hundreds of miles away to a facility in Louisiana where she is being held. This woman was identified in the media a…

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Federal court temporarily blocks deportation of Tufts university student

A federal court in Massachusetts ordered on Friday that Tufts University doctoral student, Rumeysa Ozturk, not be removed from the US until the court has had an opportunity to determine whether it has subject matter jurisdiction to hear the case. Judge Denise Casper noted precedents in the order confirming that the court has the authority “to preserve its jurisdiction while it determines whether it has jurisdiction” where a substantial jurisdict…

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US judge halts deportation of Turkish student at Tufts - West Hawaii Today

A federal judge in Massachusetts on Friday temporarily barred the deportation of a Turkish doctoral student at Tufts University, who voiced support for Palestinians in Israel’s war in Gaza and was detained by U.S. immigration officials this week.

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