Detained Turkish student must be transferred from Louisiana for hearing, judge rules
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Rumeysa Ozturk was taken by immigration officials over what her lawyers say was apparent retaliation for op-ed
A federal judge on Friday ordered that a Turkish Tufts University student detained by immigration authorities in Louisiana to be brought to Vermont by 1 May for a hearing over what her lawyers say was apparent retaliation for an op-ed piece she co-wrote in the student newspaper.
US district judge William Sessions said he would hear Rumeysa Ozturk's request to be released from detention. Her lawyers had requested that she be released immediately, or at least brought back to Vermont.
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