This morning there was a bail hearing before Judge William Sessions for #Tufts student #RumeysaOzturk at a Vermont federal court. #Ozturk attended via Zoom from a #detention center in #Louisiana.
Ozturk testified in support of her release. She discussed her #humanitarian work related to child development & her increased #asthma attacks since detention. She also said Tufts has offered her housing should she be released.
#RumeysaOzturk’s hearing is still going. I’ll post an unrolled thread from Anna Bower of Lawfare when it concludes.
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#RumeysaOzturk’s hearing is coming to a close. Importantly, just now the judge stated that the court finds #Ozturk meets all 3 requirements for granting #bail.
1) Substantial claims, (2) extraordinary
circumstances, (3) necessary to make #habeas effective
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The judge in #RumeysaOzturk’s case noted that the govt presented no evidence other than #Ozturk’s op-ed raising a very significant & substantial claim that 1st Amendment protected speech formed the basis for her detention.
Which suggests the reason she was detained was punishment for her opinion.
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#RumeysaOzturk’s extraordinary circumstances as required by “Mapp”
The extraordinary circumstances are self-evident. She is asthmatic. She is suffering.
I find doctor's testimony to be compelling.…She may suffer additional health damage.…In fact, this needs to be resolved…now or else there could be further harm.
The judge says that’s not the only extraordinary circumstance, noting how she was taken off street & then transported despite a judge's order not to move her out of MA.
BAIL GRANTED!
If you want to read Anna Bower’s notes from the entire proceeding in #RumeysaOzturk’s case, here’s the thread unrolled:
https://skywriter.blue/pages/did:plc:t4x2ruk2qmob2b2cx55h4v7r/post/3loqnq26d7c2a
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Here is Reuters run down of today’s hearing for #RumeysaOzturk.
#Tufts student detained by #US #immigration authorities must be released, judge rules
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@Nonilex
" "We cannot individually litigate every single visa that we want to revoke," Miller told reporters."
Well, you'll fucking have to, Mr. Miller. Where I come from, we call that "the rule of law."
Nonilex
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