Overview

• Federal Judge William Sessions has ordered the transfer of Rümeysa Öztürk from a Louisiana detention facility to Vermont for a May 1 hearing on her detention challenge.
• Öztürk, a Turkish doctoral student at Tufts University, was denied bond earlier this week after an immigration judge ruled she was a flight risk and community danger.
• Her visa was revoked based on a State Department memo citing her co-authorship of a pro-Palestinian op-ed as undermining U.S. foreign policy and supporting a banned organization.
• Öztürk’s lawyers argue her detention violates her First Amendment rights and due process, citing a lack of evidence beyond the memo and reports of deteriorating health conditions in custody.
• Senator Elizabeth Warren has demanded State Department documents explaining the rationale for Öztürk’s visa revocation, questioning the transparency and legality of the government's actions.