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Rümeysa Öztürk
Locked Up by Israel at 15, Palestine Activist Is Now Jailed by ICE
Doxxed by Canary Mission and jailed by ICE, Salah Sarsour calls on his Wisconsin community to challenge injustice.
Trump Administration Fires Judges Who Blocked Deportations of Öztürk, Mahdawi
Over 100 immigration judges have been fired by the administration thus far in Donald Trump’s second term.
Journalists Jailed by ICE Are Revealing the Horrors of Incarceration
The Trump administration’s attacks on journalists have a side effect: further exposing the violence of prisons.
State Dept Memos Admit It Had Almost No Grounds to Deport Pro-Palestine Students
The memos were released by a judge who, last week, slammed Rubio, Noem, and Trump for “unconstitutional” actions.
ICE Descends on World’s “Incarceration Capital” to Carry Out Raids
According to planning documents, 250 federal agents will aim to make 5,000 arrests in Louisiana over two months.
Trump Is Making Inroads in His Sly Attack on Free Speech
Trump’s urge to suppress free speech may be about Israel today, but it may be about something else tomorrow.
How Somerville Became the First US City to Vote to Divest From Israeli Apartheid
“I grew up here in the belly of the beast,” one organizer said. “I never imagined that this would be on the ballot.”
Rümeysa Öztürk Released From ICE Custody After Judge Cites Threat to Free Speech
The Tufts student was snatched on a Boston street in March and imprisoned for 45 days for writing a pro-Palestine op-ed.
Democrats Travel to Louisiana ICE Prisons to Demand Release of Khalil, Öztürk
“[Donald Trump] is a dictator. And the only way to beat a dictator is with defiance,” Rep. Ayanna Pressley said.
Rümeysa Öztürk’s Lawyer Cites Doxxing-to-Deportation Pipeline in Her Abduction
Attorney Mudassar Toppa provides updates on the Tufts University Ph.D. student’s case.