A federal judge in Boston heard arguments Thursday afternoon on whether a legal challenge to the detention of a Tufts University student should remain in Massachusetts.

Rümeysa Öztürk, the Turkish student detained by immigration officers in Boston last month, was moved across multiple state lines as part of a “highly unusual” and “secretive” attempt to keep her from accessing her attorney or being near her home,

Within an hour of sweeping Tufts University student Rümeysa Öztürk off a sidewalk near the Somerville campus last week, immigration agents were quickly on the move.

After detaining Rümeysa Öztürk at ICE’s field office in St. Albans the night of March 25, court records state, ICE officials put her on a flight out of the airport in Burlington.

Media outlets offered 10 times more coverage of a Turkish student who was arrested for allegedly supporting terrorism than the capture of an alleged MS-13 gang leader.

A Trump administration official says the Minnesota college student detained recently by ICE had his visa revoked over alleged drunken driving, and not related to pro-Palestinian protests.

Nearly a week ago, masked agents seized a Tufts student in Somerville and whisked her away in an unmarked SUV. Her arrest has sparked a legal fight, calls for her release, and questions about what could happen next.

People protest against the arrest and detention of Mahmoud Khalil on March 27, 2025, in Newark, New Jersey.