The Times of Israel1d
Jews at Tufts oppose ICE seizure of anti-Israel grad student, but are wary of protests
While condemning the arrest of Rümeysa Öztürk amid free speech concerns surrounding Trump crackdown, Jewish advocates feel ...
Jurist1d
Massachusetts state and local officials, Tufts University call for immediate release of immigrant student
Massachusetts state and local elected officials, including Somerville Mayor Katjana Ballantyne, joined Tufts University on Thursday in calls for the immediate release of doctoral student, Rumeysa ...
First Amendment rights for non-citizens? An expert weighs in
Trump administration officials have claimed broad authority to revoke students' visas and begin deportation proceedings, as ...
Obama Calls for Universities to Stand Up for Core Values
As the Trump administration threatens universities, the former president suggested schools shouldn’t be intimidated. But he ...
Tufts student grabbed off street by immigration officers scores legal win, has case moved to Vermont
U.S. District Judge Denise J. Casper for Massachusetts denied the government’s request to dismiss the Rumeysa Öztürk's ...
Tufts University pushes for release of student grabbed off the street by immigration officials
The school's declaration in federal court on behalf of Rümeysa Öztürk is some of the strongest pushback by a university ...
Attorneys for Tufts University student accuse government of ‘secretive’ effort to move her across state lines
Rümeysa Öztürk, the Turkish student detained by immigration officers in Boston last month, was moved across multiple state ...
What we know about the foreign college students targeted for deportation
The Trump administration has set off a firestorm by revoking the visas of international U.S. college students involved in ...
The Berkshire Eagle2dOpinion
Detention of Tufts student a brazen attack on First Amendment
The First Amendment is an asset, not an inconvenience. Citizens and noncitizens alike are entitled to free speech.
Tufts student detained by ICE releases statement while lawyers argue jurisdiction
Rümeysa Öztürk, a Turkish PhD student at Tufts University, was arrested by plainclothes federal agents on a Somerville ...
Lawyers spar over court jurisdiction in case of Rümeysa Öztürk, detained Tufts student
A federal judge in Boston overseeing the immigration case of Rümeysa Öztürk will hear from lawyers seeking to keep her in the ...