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The defense’s motion also calls for the government to cease the “unlawful Policy of targeting noncitizens for arrest, detention and removal based on First Amendment-protected speech advocating for Pa...
The Boston Globe |
Minutes after Rümeysa Öztürk was taken into custody on a Somerville sidewalk by masked ICE agents at 5:49 p.m. on March 25, according to the government, she was quickly sent on a circuitous trip: fro...
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Rallies in support of Ozturk were held in Boston and at Tufts University on Tuesday.

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