Turns out, according to the NYT, the Trump administration is trying to use the same unconstitutional provision it is using vs Mahmoud Khalil.

"Tricia McLaughlin, a spokeswoman for Homeland Security, said that Ms. Ozturk was detained under a rarely used provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act, which the administration is also using to try to deport Mr. Khalil."

In that case, Secretary of State Marco Rubio had to legally personally sign off on this arrest.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/constitutioncenter.org/amp/blog/immigration-law-from-the-1950s-may-play-role-in-columbia-deportation-case

@ryansingel

Citizens ARE next.

That’s not alarmism. We have to confront what is entirely predictable.

@ryansingel

*AND* they transported her over state lines illegally.

A federal court had specifically ordered ICE not to transport her across state lines unless they notified the court.

It's here, if not in the AP article above.

(edit: according to the Guardian, the court's statement applies specifically to this student, Rumeysa Ozturk)

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/26/ice-agents-detain-tufts-university-graduate-student

@ryansingel

"Today, in America, the President or any of his accomplices can simply point their finger at you, declare you an enemy combatant, and have you incarcerated indefinitely in a secret prison without charge or representation, where they have institutionalized torture and murder.

And for those Americans who think they are exempt, and don't care about foreign citizens or their rights as human beings, think again.

You may have heard the term Habeas Corpus tossed around a lot lately, and heard that we have lost the right to it, but do you know what that means?

It means that you no longer have the right to be brought before an impartial judge to protest your imprisonment, or provide evidence that the charges against you are false.

For example, if a President secretly imprisons an American citizen they don't like they can simply claim they are an Afghani national caught on the battlefield of Iraq, even if they were actually a loyal citizen living in Boston who was illegally abducted at the mall while shopping.

And since you no longer have the right to Habeas Corpus you will never have a chance of the truth being told, and will be at the mercy of the executive branch of government for what remains of your lives."
SearingTruth

@ryansingel

Totally agree. When we start hearing the term "sympathizers" floating around the administration, no one will be safe.

@ryansingel

This is simply kidnapping. The agents should be identified and arrested.

@ryansingel

Anyone who thinks that citizens aren't next is just not paying attention. That's why those of us who can need to speak out loudly and not be intimidated.