Judge not waiting for transfer of Tufts University student detained by ICE to hold bail hearing
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Judge not waiting for transfer of Tufts University student detained by ICE to hold bail hearing
A federal judge in Vermont has decided not to wait for the transfer of a Turkish Tufts University student from a Louisiana immigration detention center to schedule a bail hearing Friday, more than six weeks after she was arrested while walking along a street in a Boston suburb.Rumeysa Ozturk, 30, is expected to appear remotely at the hearing in Burlington.Her lawyers say her detention violates her constitutional rights, including free speech and due process. They have called for her release.The U.S. Justice Department said an immigration court in Louisiana, which is conducting separate removal proceedings regarding Ozturk, has jurisdiction over ..