Steph Solis
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Rümeysa Öztürk says, “This has been a very difficult for me, for my community at Tufts, and Turkey,” but that she’s grateful for the support and kindness people have shown. She asks people not to forget about other women detained by immigration agents.
May 11, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Rümeysa Öztürk says, “This has been a very difficult for me, for my community at Tufts, and Turkey,” but that she’s grateful for the support and kindness people have shown. She asks people not to forget about other women detained by immigration agents.
U.S. Sen. Ed Markey said Öztürk’s detention, apparently due to a pro-Palestinian op-ed in the Tufts Daily, “was chilling the speech of millions of others who are not citizens of this country.”
He says Öztürk’s release is the beginning of the fight.
He says Öztürk’s release is the beginning of the fight.
May 10, 2025 at 11:56 PM
U.S. Sen. Ed Markey said Öztürk’s detention, apparently due to a pro-Palestinian op-ed in the Tufts Daily, “was chilling the speech of millions of others who are not citizens of this country.”
He says Öztürk’s release is the beginning of the fight.
He says Öztürk’s release is the beginning of the fight.
ICYMI: Öztürk left the Louisiana detention center that held her for weeks after a federal judge in Vermont, where Öztürk’s lawsuit was being heard, ordered her release.
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Federal judge orders ICE to release detained Tufts international student
The Tufts student had been in custody at a Louisiana detention facility for six weeks.
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May 10, 2025 at 11:50 PM
ICYMI: Öztürk left the Louisiana detention center that held her for weeks after a federal judge in Vermont, where Öztürk’s lawsuit was being heard, ordered her release.
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