Immigration and Customs Enforcement (US)

Tufts Student Returns to Massachusetts After 6 Weeks in Immigration Detention

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Tufts Student Returns to Massachusetts After 6 Weeks in Immigration Detention

Rumeysa Ozturk’s plane touched down in Boston on Saturday evening, ending a six-week odyssey for the student in federal custody that stirred outrage over President Trump’s immigration crackdown. Her return to Massachusetts, where she was arrested in March, came one day after a federal judge in Vermont ordered that she be immediately released from a … Read more

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka Arrested at Protest Outside ICE Detention Center

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Newark Mayor Ras Baraka Arrested at Protest Outside ICE Detention Center

Federal officials arrested Ras J. Baraka, the mayor of Newark, on Friday after a confrontation that also involved three members of Congress at a new immigration detention facility that is expected to play a central role in President Trump’s mass deportation effort. Mr. Baraka, a Democrat who is running for governor, was taken to a … Read more