Turkish student at Tufts University returns to Boston after release from Louisiana detention center

Turkish student at Tufts University returns to Boston after release from Louisiana detention center

A Tufts University student from Turkey, Rumeysa Ozturk, returned to Boston on Saturday after spending over six weeks in Louisiana immigration detention center amid US President Donald Trump’s campaign to deport pro-Palestinian campus activists. Ozturk was arrested by the authorities after co-writing an opinion piece, wherein she criticized her school’s response to Israel’s war in … Read more

US judge blocks Trump’s fast-track deportation policy 

US judge blocks Trump’s fast-track deportation policy 

A US judge has ruled that the Trump administration cannot go ahead with a new policy that would allow it to quickly deport large numbers of migrants to countries other than their own  without giving them a chance to explain if they fear danger there. This decision was reported by Reuters. The policy, introduced by … Read more

Judge cancels hearing in Venezuela deportations case, citing Supreme Court ruling

Judge cancels hearing in Venezuela deportations case, citing Supreme Court ruling

A US judge canceled a hearing scheduled for Tuesday over whether he would to impose a longer-lasting block on President Donald Trump’s deportations of Venezuelans under a 1798 law historically used only in wartime, citing the US Supreme Court decision lifting his temporary ban on such removals. The Supreme Court on Monday night granted the … Read more