Louisiana
Judge denies Tufts student's release from detention in Louisiana
An immigration judge denied bond Wednesday to Rümeysa Öztürk, the Tufts University student who was picked up by federal agents and quickly transferred to a Louisiana detention center last month, her attorneys said.
In a hearing that was closed to the press, the Louisiana judge was asked to determine whether Öztürk posed a flight risk or a danger to her community, according to her attorneys.
The Department of Homeland Security argued that Öztürk posed a flight risk. The judge agreed and determined she should continue to be held.
The denial of bond narrows the pathways available to Öztürk to be released from detention.
A separate challenge to the legitimacy of her arrest and detention is playing out concurrently in a Vermont federal court. Her attorneys are asking the judge there to have her released or returned to Vermont by April 18.
This is a developing story and will be updated.