Federal Judge Blocks Deportation of Tufts University Student Detained by ICE

The Trump administration has been given until April 1 to respond to an amended complaint filed by the student’s lawyers.
Federal Judge Blocks Deportation of Tufts University Student Detained by ICE
This contributed photo shows Rumeysa Ozturk on an apple-picking trip in 2021. AP Photo
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A federal judge in Massachusetts on March 28 blocked the deportation of a Tufts University graduate student who was recently taken into custody by federal authorities.

U.S. District Judge Denise Casper ruled that Rumeysa Ozturk, a 30-year-old doctoral student from Turkey, cannot be deported while Casper determines whether the court has jurisdiction over the case.