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Cato/FIRE Amicus Brief Against Speech-Based Deportations of Foreign Students

The brief gives a good explanation of why such actions violate the First Amendment.

Reason · May 1, 2025

Rumeysa Ozturk's Op-Ed Is Still the Only Public Justification for Her Arrest

"It is unthinkable that a person in a free society could be snatched from the street, imprisoned, and threatened with deportation for expressing an opinion the government dislikes," says FIRE.

Reason · Apr 30, 2025

Appeals court pauses Tufts student's transfer to Vermont in immigration detention case

A federal appeals court has paused a judge’s order to bring a Turkish Tufts University student from a Louisiana immigration detention center back to New England so it can consider an emergency motion filed by the government

The Independent UK · Apr 29, 2025

Judge in Vermont considers whether he has jurisdiction of detained Tufts University student's case

A federal judge in Vermont who's considering whether he has jurisdiction over the case of a Turkish Tufts University student detained by immigration officials has raised the idea of having her brought back to his court for a hearing

The Independent UK · Apr 14, 2025

Trump administration has no evidence Tufts student was tied to antisemitism or terrorism before ICE arrest, State Dept. memo says

ACLU attorneys say government lawyers have not shared any evidence to back up claims supporting her removal

The Independent UK · Apr 14, 2025

ICE has broad power to detain and arrest noncitizens – but is still bound by constitutional limits

News reports of noncitizens unexpectedly being detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, have dominated headlines in recent weeks. Those being detained include noncitizens who hold lawful permanent residency status.

The Conversation · Apr 14, 2025

Turkish Tufts University student says was scared when surrounded, now in custody in a crowded cell

A Tufts University doctoral student from Turkey detained by immigration officials says she was talking to her mother on her phone at the time shortly after she left her Massachusetts home when she was surrounded by several men, and screamed

The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2025

Mahmoud Khalil says his arrest was part of ‘Columbia’s repression playbook’

Green-card holder and activist led campus pro-Palestinian rallies and is now fighting Trump effort to deport him

The Guardian - US · Apr 5, 2025

Judge moves legal case of detained Turkish Tufts University student to Vermont

A federal judge has moved a case involving at Tufts University doctoral student being held at an immigration facility in Louisiana to Vermont

The Independent UK · Apr 4, 2025

Tufts doctoral student speaks out for first time after she was grabbed by masked ICE agents

Rumeysa Ozturk speaks out through her attorneys after lawyers spar in court

The Independent UK · Apr 3, 2025