Day 59

March 19, 2025

2 documented events

  1. Serious Rights Violation Civil Rights

    Rumeysa Ozturk detained in Somerville, Massachusetts

    Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish national and Tufts University PhD student, is detained outside her home by a swarm of officers. Video shows officers encircling her as she shrieks in fear. Her student visa was revoked over an op-ed she co-authored.

    From: Political Prisoners: Detention of Campus Activists for Pro-Palestinian Speech

  2. Critical Rights and Rule-of-Law Concern Deportation & Immigration

    Deportation flight to Cap-Haitien

    A deportation flight landed in Cap-Haitien with 46 passengers after the FAA banned flights to Port-au-Prince.

    From: Deportations to Haiti Despite Gang Control and Humanitarian Collapse