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Boston.com |
Tufts University administrators said Wednesday that they had “no information to support” the allegations made by federal officials against Rümeysa Öztürk, the graduate student who was detained by ICE ...
The Boston Globe |
Minutes after Rümeysa Öztürk was taken into custody on a Somerville sidewalk by masked ICE agents at 5:49 p.m. on March 25, according to the government, she was quickly sent on a circuitous trip: fro...
Seattle Times |
Rallies in support of Ozturk were held in Boston and at Tufts University on Tuesday.

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