Federal Appeals Court Orders Trump Administration to Transfer Rumeysa Ozturk to Vermont by May 14

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Updated May 7, 2025, 08:59 PM

A federal appeals court has ordered the Trump administration to transfer Rumeysa Ozturk, a detained Turkish Tufts University student, from a Louisiana immigration detention center in Basile to Vermont. The 30-year-old doctoral student was arrested by ICE agents in plainclothes on March 25 in Somerville, Massachusetts, after her student visa was revoked. Her lawyers argue that her detention violates her constitutional rights, including free speech and due process, stemming from an op-ed she co-authored in the Tufts Daily criticizing the university's response to student activism regarding Palestine. The court's decision came after a hearing where the Justice Department sought to block the transfer, arguing that an immigration court in Louisiana should have jurisdiction over Ozturk's case due to allegations of her support for Hamas. However, the appeals court ruled that Ozturk must be moved to Vermont by May 14 to attend a bail hearing scheduled for May 9, where her claims will be adjudicated. Ozturk's case has drawn attention to the conditions of her detention in Louisiana, where she reportedly faced health issues, including asthma attacks on March 26, and was denied necessary medication and subjected to poor living conditions. Tufts University has expressed support for Ozturk, calling for her immediate release to continue her studies.

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