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ROBERTS: Judges Must Stand Against 'Thought Police'
- Six weeks ago, federal agents arrested Rumeysa Ozturk, a 30-year-old Tufts University graduate student, near her home in Somerville, Massachusetts.
- Her arrest followed the Department of Homeland Security's cancellation of her student visa, citing alleged support for a terrorist group based on an opinion piece she co-authored.
- Federal Judge William K. Sessions III ordered her release last week, reprimanding the administration for lacking evidence that Ozturk supported Hamas or threatened public safety.
- Sessions warned Ozturk's detention could chill speech by millions of legal foreign students who could face deportation on unfounded loyalty charges.
- This case highlights concerns about governmental suppression of dissent among foreign students and calls for transparent disclosure of evidence and judicial checks on executive action.
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Niagara GazetteROBERTS: The thought police return
Rumeysa Ozturk is a 30-year-old graduate student at Tufts University and a native of Turkey who wears a traditional Muslim headscarf. Six weeks ago, she was arrested by masked federal agents on a street corner near her home in Somerville,…
STEVEN ROBERTS: The thought police return to shut down debate
Rumeysa Ozturk is a 30-year-old graduate student at Tufts University and a native of Turkey who wears a traditional Muslim headscarf. Six weeks ago, she was arrested by masked federal agents on a street corner near her home in Somerville,…
STEVEN ROBERTS: The thought police return
Rumeysa Ozturk is a 30-year-old graduate student at Tufts University and a native of Turkey who wears a traditional Muslim headscarf. Six weeks ago, she was arrested by masked federal agents on a street corner near her home in Somerville,…
State Department must declassify Rümeysa Öztürk deportation rationale - The Ron Paul Institute for Peace & Prosperity
A federal judge recently ordered the release of Tufts graduate student Rümeysa Öztürk from custody with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. In his ruling, U.S. District Judge William Sessions III said that Öztürk’s only apparent offense was co-authoring an op-ed critical of Israel. This is good news for free speech and due process, but the Department of Homeland Security has said it will continue its efforts to deport Öztürk. It is incumbent up…
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