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What we heard from the court today is what we have been saying for weeks, and what courts have continued to repeat up and down through the litigation of this case thus far,
Jessie Rossman, legal director at the ACLU of Massachusetts, told reporters
I felt very scared and concerned as the men surrounded me and grabbed my phone from me,
Ozurk said in a statementThese resolutions were the product of meaningful debate by the Senate and represent a sincere effort to hold Israel accountable for clear violations of international law.
It saidWhen they do the inmate count we are threatened to not leave our beds or we will lose privileges, which means that we are often stuck waiting in our beds for hours,
she saidIf you lie to us and get a visa and then enter the United States, and with that visa participate in that sort of activity, we’re going to take away your visa,
he saidThe idea ... This is a woman who is just totally committed to her academic career."
Sessions said, adding
Completing my Ph.D. is very important to me,
she testifiedI believe the world is a more beautiful and peaceful place when we listen to each other and allow different perspectives to be in the room,
Öztürk said in a statement read by her attorney in early April
We absolutely believe the President and the Department of Homeland Security are well within their legal rights to deport illegal immigrants,
Leavitt said Friday
We gave you a visa to come and study and get a degree, not to become a social activist that tears up our university campuses,
Rubio told reporters
The court finds that she does not pose a danger to the community, nor does she present a risk of flight. The court orders the government to release Ms Ozturk from custody immediately,
Sessions said
They had the aeroplane ticket, commercial flight printed with my name on it, but I was lucky enough that we missed the flight by nine minutes,
Mahdawi saidWhen did speaking up against oppression become a crime? When did speaking up against genocide become something to be imprisoned for?”
she saidIt is a privilege, not a right, to come to this country on a visa,
she addedI mean, if the plan worked out as they have laid it down, we would not be having this interview,
he saidRümeysa can now return to her beloved Tufts community, resume her studies, and begin teaching again. We could not be more delighted,
said Noor Zafar, senior staff attorney with ACLU
Her continued detention cannot stand."
He also cited serious concerns over due process violations, concluding
Ozturk is free to return to her home in Massachusetts. She’s also free to travel to Massachusetts and Vermont as she sees fit, and I am not going to put a travel restriction on her, because, frankly, I don’t find that she poses any risk of flight,
the judge said
She has been detained, experienced numerous asthma attacks, all because she wrote an op-ed,
Rossman said, who asked that the court immediately grant bailI was afraid, and I was crying,
she told the court about the Atlanta incident