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Court Orders ICE to Transfer Abducted Tufts Scholar Rümeysa Öztürk to Vermont

HeadlineMay 08, 2025

A federal appeals court on Wednesday ordered the Trump administration to transfer abducted Tufts scholar Rümeysa Öztürk from ICE detention in Louisiana to Vermont as a judge continues to consider her release on bail. Öztürk, a Turkish citizen, was arrested for co-writing a student op-ed on Tufts’ response to Gaza solidarity protests.

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