Attorney for Tufts University student detained by DHS speaks out - NBC News

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A judge blocked the government from deporting Tufts University student Rumeysa Ozturk while the court weighs jurisdiction rights. NBC News' Ellison Barber spoke to Jessie Rossman, an attorney for Ozturk, about the court ruling. - Aired on 03/28/2025.

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1. This is clearly an attempt to intimidate and chill LEGAL dissent.

Does anyone else question how and why a video was being recorded of a portion of an empty street just before the "action" takes place within the video frame?

I wouldn't want to dox an innocent video-taking witness, but do we know if the video-taker was actually just a bystander and not a part of this operation to send a chilling threat to other LEGAL dissenters?

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2. That's an excellent question. And of course my question is how any college student who participates in a protest

Or writes an editorial for a school publication could possibly be considered "criminal?!" From what I remember, that's not an unusual part of college life. Is the point to eradicate exchange students from this country?? At both my boarding school and my college there were exchange students from other countries - and they were very welcome, considered a positive "diversity." Or is that the point, eliminating what is considered a part of the learning experience?

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3. It's key to remember that no actual charges have yet been brought against her...

...they are not even trying to pretend this is a legitimate national security effort.

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4. How they can get away with charging and imprisoning college students makes no sense to me

Like many of those they have already deported, they have done nothing "criminal."