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.

Rumeysa Ozturk, 30, had just left her home in Somerville on Tuesday night when she was stopped, lawyer Mahsa Khanbabai said in a petition filed in Boston federal court. Video obtained by The Associated Press appears to show six people, their faces covered, taking away Ozturk's phone as she yells and is handcuffed.

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.

BOSTON (AP) — A Tufts University doctoral student from Turkey who was detained by immigration authorities had been moved to Vermont by the time a federal judge ordered authorities to keep her in Massachusetts, lawyers for the U.S. government said.

Friends of Tufts University graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk, who was arrested in Somerville last week by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, are speaking out.

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.

Hundreds of people gathered to demand the release of Rumeysa Ozturk, a Tufts University student who was arrested by federal agents​.

The Turkish national with a student visa was detained by federal authorities this week.