Rümeysa Öztürk, the Turkish student detained by immigration officers in Boston last month, was moved across multiple state lines as part of a “highly unusual” and “secretive” attempt to keep her from accessing her attorney or being near her home,

Tufts University petitioned a federal judge to release student Rümeysa Öztürk, some of the strongest pushback by a school against the Trump administration's arrests of foreign students in recent weeks.

A Tufts University student from Turkey, who was arrested last week in Massachusetts by U.S. immigration officials after advocating for Palestinians amid Israel's war in Gaza, said on Thursday that she would not be deterred.

The case to free a Tufts PhD student and vocally pro-Palestine Turkish national after she was detained last week took a step forward in court Thursday, with the defense and government contesting

After being picked up in Massachusetts, Rumeysa Ozturk was moved to a detention center in Louisiana, where the government wants to argue its case to deport her.

An attorney for the Justice Department denied "manipulating" jurisdictions when ICE agents swiftly moved a Tufts doctoral student out of state and flew her to Louisiana last week.

BOSTON (AP) — Lawyers for a Tufts University doctoral student from Turkey who was detained by immigration authorities argued Thursday that her case should be handled by the federal court in Massachusetts, while U.S. government attorneys said it should be dismissed and go before an immigration judge.

Tufts University wants a federal judge to release, without delay, Rumeysa Ozturk, the Fulbright Scholar from Turkey grabbed off the street by masked ICE agents.

Ahead of a Boston court hearing scheduled Thursday regarding federal immigration agents' detainment of a Tufts University student, the school called for her release.