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Mar 28, 2025
Guest Shev Dalal-Dheini, a top official with the American Immigration Lawyers Association, shines a light on alarming trends in ICE detentions targeting foreign students, particularly those with dissenting political views. She reveals how a recent case at Tufts highlights the chilling effect on civil liberties and free speech. The conversation dives into the implications of political admissions, the vague criteria for deportation, and the potential threat to lawful beliefs under current immigration policies. Dalal-Dheini urges listeners to reconsider the ramifications of these aggressive removals.
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Tufts Student Detained
- Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish doctoral student at Tufts, was detained near her apartment.
- Homeland Security claims she engaged in activities supporting Hamas, the grounds for visa revocation.
Basis of Detention
- Limited information supports the claim of Ozturk's Hamas support, primarily her co-authorship of an opinion piece.
- The piece, published in the university newsletter, called for university officials to recognize the Palestinian genocide and divest from businesses supporting Israel.
Other Targeted Students
- Other students face similar targeting, including Yun Seo Chung from Columbia University, accused of supporting Palestinians.
- Mahmoud Khalil and Badr Khan Suri, both legally present, also face thin charges, with their cases currently blocked in court.