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The New York Times |
The transfer was so furtive that not even the government’s own lawyers knew where she was, Ms. Lafaille, a lawyer for the American Civil Liberties Union, told the court.
The Washington Post |
Rumeysa Ozturk, 30, was taken by immigration officials as she walked along a street in the Boston suburb of Somerville on March 25.
U.S. News & World Report |
Rallies in support of Ozturk were held in Boston and at Tufts University on Tuesday.

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Judge in Boston to hold hearing on detained Tufts Ph.D. student
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Tufts officials call for ICE to release grad student as federal hearing nears
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Protesters, lawyers for a detained Tufts student from Turkey demand she be returned to Massachusetts
Lawyers for a Tufts University doctoral student from Turkey who was detained by immigration authorities have argued that her case should be handled by the federal court in Massachusetts.
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