Jewish Groups Defend Muslim Student Facing Deportation
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A coalition of progressive Jewish organizations and synagogues is defending Rumeysa Ozturk, a Muslim Tufts graduate student facing deportation for co-authoring a pro-Palestine essay. They filed a federal court brief arguing against the government's tactics, calling her arrest reminiscent of historical antisemitic oppression. The brief demands Ozturk's release from Louisiana's immigration detention center where she's been held for over two weeks following her arrest in Massachusetts.
A coalition of progressive Jewish organizations and synagogues is defending Rumeysa Ozturk, a Muslim Tufts graduate student facing deportation for co-authoring a pro-Palestine essay. They filed a federal court brief arguing against the government's tactics, calling her arrest reminiscent of historical antisemitic oppression. The brief demands Ozturk's release from Louisiana's immigration detention center where she's been held for over two weeks following her arrest in Massachusetts.
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