Rumeysa Ozturk’s legal team, which now includes the ACLU, has filed an amended habeas petition in Massachusetts federal court — challenging the pro-Palestinian international student’s detention by ICE.
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Inspector General finds ‘egregious’ problem at Cannabis Control Commission
The state’s inspector general has found that the Cannabis Control Commission experienced an “egregious operational breakdown” when they failed to collect over half-a-million dollars in licensing fees over a two year span.
Marco Rubio defends ICE grabbing Tufts grad student: ‘A social activist that tears up our university campuses’
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is defending ICE agents grabbing a Tufts graduate student off a Somerville street and taking away her student visa, claiming that the pro-Palestinian international student had created a “ruckus” on campus.
Gov. Maura Healey slams President Trump over attempt to cancel public health grants
Gov. Maura Healey lashed out at President Donald Trump Wednesday over his administration’s attempt to cancel more than $11 billion in COVID-19-related grants across the country, of which Massachusetts was expected to receive $100 million over the next year.
Tufts graduate student who’s pro-Palestinian detained by federal authorities in Somerville
The PhD student is a Turkish national
Border czar Tom Homan vows Boston return after feds arrest illegal ‘criminals’ and ‘collaterals’
Border czar Tom Homan has vowed to return to the Bay State as there is more “work to do” after last week’s “enhanced operation” that saw federal authorities sweep up nearly 400 “illegal aliens,” which he said included “many” collateral arrests.
