"The government has so far offered no evidence to support an alternative, lawful motivation or purpose for Ms. Ozturk’s detention," Sessions, an appointee of Democratic President Bill Clinton, wrote.
FILE PHOTO: Demonstrators attend a city council meeting after Tufts PhD student Rumeysa Ozturk was taken into custody by federal agents, in Somerville, Massachusetts, U.S. March 27, 2025.
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