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Jews at Tufts are furious over ICE seizing a pro-Palestinian grad student. But they’re wary of joining protests for her.

JL;DR SUMMARY The detainment of pro-Palestinian student Rmeysa Öztürk by ICE has stirred controversy at Tufts University, sparking reactions from Jewish students and community leaders. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Trump AdministrationJewish StudentsFree SpeechPro Palestinian ActivismCivil RightsDeportationTufts UniversityRmeysa öztürkIce Detainment

Places mentioned

Somerville, Massachusetts, United States
"Signage and flowers are placed on a tree next to where ICE agents apprehended Tuft University graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk on March 27, 2025 in Somerville, Massachusetts."
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
"Jews at Tufts are furious over ICE seizing a pro-Palestinian grad student. But they’re wary of joining protests for her."
Brookline, Massachusetts, United States
"rejected what they described as the false premise that the Trump administrations detainments and deportations of university students are being carried out for the purpose of combating antisemitism."
New York, United States
"the spree began when ICE officers arrested Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University protest leader, at his home in university housing last month."
Washington, Washington DC, United States
"Meirav Solomon, a Tufts University student and vice president of J Street U, testifies before the Senate against the Trump administrations approach to campus antisemitism, March 5, 2025."
Louisiana, United States
"As with Khalil, ICE moved ztrk to Louisiana in an apparent bid to avoid intervention by judges in more liberal jurisdictions."
Turkey
"The detainment of Rmeysa ztrk is plain wrong, the group said. And we stand firmly against it."

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